SICHEL BECOMES NEWSPAPER COLUMNIST

Sanday's international ultra distance runner William Sichel, from Sanday has added "Newspaper Columnist" to his list of credits.

William has agreed to write four 1000 word features for his media sponsor, The Orcadian, during this year. His first column appeared on May 5th and others will follow prior to the World 24hr Championships in mid July; in late September before William competes in the 'Spartathlon' from Athens to Sparta (153 miles) and finally in December with an end of season round-up.

William's columns entitled "On the Run with William Sichel" are also available from The Orcadian web site http://www.orcadian.co.uk/features/articles/sichel1.htm

as well as from William's own web site: www.williamsichel.co.uk

William was voted Orkney's 'Veteran Sportsman of the Year' in November and has represented Great Britain 11 times at ultra distance running since 1996. William set new Guinness World Records for both 100 miles and 24hrs on the treadmill in December 2002. With his wife, Elizabeth, he runs the Orkney Angora mail order knitwear and yarn business in Sanday, Orkney.

William is grateful to sponsors The Ayre Hotel, The Orcadian , Crantit Dairy (Orkney Ice Cream), dion_networks and Loganair .

Making contact:

William Sichel, Upper Breckan , Sanday , Orkney KW17 2AZ. Tel/Fax: 01857 600421. Mobile (whilst travelling only) 0794 128 3506. william@williamsichel.co.uk Running web site: http://www.williamsichel.co.uk/

Photographs:

Newsline Scotland (Press Agency). Tel 01224 594000. photos@newsline-scotland.co.uk

Ken Amer , Orkney Photographic. Tel 01856 873574, Mobile 07808 961780 info@orkneyphotographic.co.uk

William Sichel, ‘Free to use' photographs can be down loaded from my on-line photo album. Go to: http://www.williamsichel.co.uk/ and click on 'Photos'.

6/06/05