William Sichel

William Sichel

William Morley Sichel was born 1 October 1953 in Welford, Northamptonshire, UK where Sichel stayed for the first 10 years of his life. Science graduate of the University of London (1976). International ultra distance runner. Has the distinction of having won his debut races at 100km, 24 hours and Six days. He was world number one for the Six Day event in 2006 and represented Great Britain eleven times since 1996. [cite news |title=Heat is on for Death Valley endurance racer |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/newspapers/sunday_times/scotland/article690730.ece |work=The Sunday Times |date=2006-07-23 |accessdate=2008-02-11 ] He is a former British 100km champion , world 100km champion for his age group, and world record holder for treadmill endurance. [cite web |url=http://www.uws.ac.uk/schoolsdepts/es/sports-studies/news-sichel.asp |title=Paisley Students Aid Record Breaker |accessdate=2008-02-15 |publisher=University of the West of Scotland ] Since 1982 has lived on the Orkney island of Sanday.

He won the Monaco Six Day race in 2006 and 2007, and also in 2006 came 7th in the 135 mile (216km) Badwater Ultramarathon in Death Valley, California in a record time for a British runner, becoming the first Scot to complete the event . [cite news |first=Fiona |last=Russell |title=DESERT BRAVEHEART; SCOT RUNS IN TOUGHEST RACE IN THE WORLD - 135 MILES THROUGH DEATH VALLEY |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-149277797.html |work=Daily Record |date=2006-10-08 |accessdate=2008-02-15 ] [cite news |title=Athlete's Death Valley 'triumph' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/scotland/north_east/5229332.stm |work=BBC News |date=2006-07-30 |accessdate=2008-02-11 ] In 2007 he became the Scottish 48-hour record holder, and achieved the best British performance for nine years in the Spartathlon in Greece.cite news |title=Citizen of the Year |url=http://www.orkneytoday.co.uk/citizen_of_the_year.asp |work=Orkney Today |accessdate=2008-02-15 ]

He accomplished these achievements despite having previously had cancer. [cite news |first=Andrew |last= Wallace |title=Athletics: Marathon man Will Scotland's very own Forest Gump; Sichel has already beaten cancer .. now he's on the run for 24 hours. |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-108172898.html |work=Daily Record |date=2003-09-26 |accessdate=2008-02-15 ]

Sichel is Vice-Chairman of the Sanday Development Trust, and was nominated for Orkney's Citizen of the Year award in 2006 and 2007.

References

External links

* [http://www.williamsichel.co.uk Personal web site]


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