Annie Rawlinson

Annie hails from the English Lake District. She is a Samaritan Listening Volunteer and is, by her own admission, more fun-running fundraiser than athlete! The UVU North Pole Marathon will be her 6th marathon – London 3 times, Dubai and on her 50th birthday last year, the Lake Baikal International Ice Marathon in Siberia. Always searching for that extra challenge she is looking forward to her visit to the North Pole. She and her alter ego, “Pi Nanuk” – a domesticated, house-trained, people-loving Polar Bear – are particularly excited at the prospect of being quite literally on top of the World! Annie with the help of Pi is once again fundraising for Samaritans and is sponsored by njoTechnology Ltd, the LED lighting company she started with her husband, Mike 20 years ago. Speaking about running at the North Pole, Annie made a very good point; “At least it won’t get dark – so no pressure to finish before nightfall!