Chris Huhne
Liberal Democrat MP for Eastleigh
Chris Huhne comments on the Eastleigh 10K race
Eastleigh MP Chris Huhne ran in his third Eastleigh 10 kilometre road race to raise money for one of the Eastleigh Mayor’s charities.
Chris Huhne was running for the Rainbow Centre, which provides special education for children throughout southern England who have cerebral palsy.
Chris’s chip time this year was 52.06 minutes, which was worse than last year by 1 minute.
Chris commented: “I think it is fair to say that the Olympic squad will not feel threatened by my performance. If everyone who beat me in the Eastleigh 10k votes for me in the general election, I will be home and dry.
“This was a fun morning and it helped raise some money for the Mayor’s charities. The Eastleigh 10k is a great example of civic activities that have taken on a life of their own.
“The best bit of the race for me is the fruitcake afterwards!”
Notes to editors:
More details about the Rainbow Centre are available here:
http://www.rainbowcentre.org/index.asp
Chris Huhne’s chip time in 2009 was 51 minutes and 26 seconds; and he came in 937th out of 1580 finishers. Chris’s chip time in 2008 was 55 minutes and 51 seconds and he came in 1015th out of 1372 finishers.