Winners of this year’s Bristol 10K Business Challenge have been formally recognised at an award ceremony hosted by the Bristol office of law firm Clarke Willmott.
HR firm Aon Hewitt won the Fastest Team prize with an average time of just 41.47 minutes. The Fastest Man award went to financial services firm Smith & Williamson’s Daniel Ashworth, who completed the run in just 34.38 minutes, while the Fastest Woman title went to Elizabeth Smith of solicitors Bobbetts Mackan with a time of 38.57 minutes.
Clarke Willmott had more than 70 members of staff running in the challenge, which it has sponsored for the past four years.
More than 170 businesses and 890 professionals took part this year to raise money for a range of charities. The Clarke Willmott team raised more than £1,000 for their nominated charities and more than £3,000 across the firm as part of the challenge for a variety of other good causes.
The Business Challenge winners were presented with Bristol Blue Glass trophies by Clarke Willmott chief executive Stephen Rosser and Bonnie Martin, partner and head of CSR. The event was also attended by the Bristol office’s two official charities, Jessie May and A-T Society.
Mr Rosser said: “Congratulations to all of the winners of this year’s race and everyone else who took part as part of the Business Challenge.
"We are very proud to have once again had the opportunity to sponsor the challenge. The run was a great success and is a wonderful opportunity to bring all of Bristol’s leading businesses together to raise money fora very worthy charity.”
Jessie May Trust corporate partnership manager Alice Isbell added: “The Bristol 10K is a fantastic way for people to challenge themselves and raise money for charity at the same time. We are delighted to have the support of Clarke Willmott; they have not only worked hard raising money for us by taking part in events like the Business Challenge, they have also donated their time by volunteering at our family fun days. Clarke Willmott are helping us make a real difference to the lives of terminally ill children.”
The Bristol 10K Business Challenge winners are pictured with Clarke Willmott chief executive Stephen Rosser, fifth from left.
