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STUDENT NEWS
VARSITY 2020
Camden vs Hawkshead Virtual Varsity Jacques Taffinder, SU Vice President, Activities and Campaigns
You will probably fondly remember Camden vs Hawkshead as that one day
a year where the Londoners journey up to their rural colleagues on
a rainy May day. You competed in it all: rugby, rowing, netball, football, rounders and welly wanging, to name a few.
This year, due to the obvious snag, Varsity took a different form. Instead of meeting physically for one day, over the entire month of May participants from both campuses met virtually to compete for the hallowed trophy. They donned their shoes, pumped up their tyres and walked, ran or cycled to help their team to victory. Points went for the campus that rolled or bi-pedally travelled the furthest, as well as individual best efforts and imagination.
By the end of the month, the 259 participants had collectively run 193 marathons and cycled the entire length of Sweden. But there can only be one winner...
It was very close throughout, but Camden pulled ahead at the end. A combination of their overall numbers and distances, and the amazing efforts of their individual achievements brought them to victory.
Number of participants Total distance run/walked Total distance cycled
CAMDEN HH
139 120 3990.6km 4151.8km 10752.3km 9902.6km
To name but a few of the amazing efforts seen over the month:
• Furthest Run/Walked overall: Lizzie Wilkinson (C) – 698.6km o Runner up: Carla Bleasdale (HH) – 350.7km
• Furthest Cycled overall: Hamish Leslie (HH) - 2878.2km o Runner up: Charlotte Lawson (C) – 2590.8km
• Fastest 1km: Luke Gunter (C) – 2 minutes 49 seconds
• Taskmaster-like challenge: Victoria Pyne Mer