The Limelight team for the Standard Chartered City Run this year was the biggest yet. Looking the part in their new branded running tops, 32 of the team stormed round the 5k course on Thursday 15th July, achieving some impressive results. Well done to Joff for leading Limelight home and to Penny, the first Limelight girl to cross line, with a fine top 5 finish. The...
Limelight employees have always been running mad and every year there is a huge number of major challenges being entered from half marathons to full marathons to triathlons and Iron Man events. This year however Limelight has gone mad for a marathon with 30% of the company running in marathons. Seasoned marathon runner Sarah Usher kicks things off at the end of...
As Team Limelight (Diccon, Sarah, Giles, Ben, Nicole and Ali) headed out of London and on their way to Aldershot at 8.30am (7.40 for Giles) on Sunday morning, there was silence from all as the rain lashed down so heavily that the M4 was at a standstill as the road markings were out of sight……this was not the weather the six of them had hoped for to run an 8-mile...
Dedicated members of Limelight’s running club, Tisiana, Limelight’s Financial Controller, Kara, Head of Internal Ops and Ellie, Office Manager, got a special treat on Saturday. They were lucky enough to get the chance to run in the Grazia Nike+ Human Race 10k with 1,500 other women and experience a Limelight Sports event from the participant’s point of view. The...
Limeys 7 – 0 IPCC The Limeys were in a vibrant mood at the corn fields, with a whole host of chances being created by this new dynamic lime up. The team were without star man from the first fixture, Diccon, due to ‘failing a late fitness test’ however were boosted by the return of Craig Dews following marathon duties. From the kick off it was clear that...
Limeys 4 – 2 C & R The start of a new season and the start of a new formation for the Limeys, some new faces to bolster the team. With Ben Spooner leading the new look Limeys out(in the absence of the injury stricken James Hogben)it wasn’t long before they stamped their authority on the game good play from Diccon, followed by a well executed pass by Gilo,...
On a beautiful autumnal morning in deepest darkest Suffolk, Diccon attempted his first ever competitive swimming event. The Inaugural Great East Swim held at Alton Water just south of Ipswich was the venue and a mile was the distance. Never before had Diccon attempted a non-stop mile swim, but he was up for the challenge and keen to beat Tim Morgan’s Great London...
Craig Dews, Chief Executive of Limelight put another marathon under his belt yesterday. The Berlin Marathon was Craig’s second in the space of a year, having completed New York with Project Manager, Diccon in October 2008. Just the training for one marathon is a commitment in itself, but a busy work life and a new baby on the way didn’t stop our dedicated...
After months of training and having bored the entire office, friends and family to death, with talk of tactics, times and where to buy instant porridge, the big day finally came for Tisiana, Mary H, Ellie, Nicole and Kara. The Limelight ladies pounded the streets of Bristol yesterday in the city’s pleasant, if somewhat surprisingly hilly, half marathon. Nicole,...
After threatening to complete a triathlon for many months, Diccon took a small step towards becoming a triathlete. To become a triathlete probably requires the completion of an Olympic distance Triathlon… but this team super-sprint distance was a highly competitive team event attracting over 2,000 triathletes from across the country. The Nottingham Club Relays is...
After being comprehensively beaten on our 2 previous outing against the Minor Premiers West Wyalong, round 1 – 133 – 33, at Wyalong and 111 – 30 at Home, the Two Blues side were all as one in their determination to make the Bulldogs earn the remaining Grand Final birth. With nothing to lose and all to gain, senior players took the younger chargers aside, encouraging...
With months of Triathlon training and a keen eye to experience a mass-participation swim event outside the realms of Swimathon, Limelight’s very own Diccon Loy enrolled himself in the inaugural Great London Swim. The swim, part of the Great Swim series, sister series to the established Great Runs, involved navigating the murky depths of London’s largest dock for...
A fine winters evening greeted the first annual Limelight Australia staff 5k dash. Despite concerns over weather conditions, race organisers were pleased with the full turnout to the Albert Park course, famously know as the F1 Grand Prix venue, and now also the equally esteemed LSA 5k. All (4) participants were resplendant in their various sponsored apparel,...
Team Limelight were out in full force last night for the Standard Chartered City Race. The 5k event, held in the heart of the city, has become an annual and much anticipated occasion for the company. This year's race saw fantastic results with the girls team coming in at 21st place, the boys at 22nd and the mixed team at 23rd. Sam Keeble sprinted to victory as the...
Limelight employees got in the saddle last month in support of TfL's Workplace Cycle Challenge - https://cyclechallenge.tfl.gov.uk/index.php?range=2 Team Limelight logged their miles along with other businesses across the capital achieving 4th place for % of employees involved (in the 20-250 employees category) and clocking up 2081 miles over the month of June....
4:15am - very rude awakening by the alarm clock - the day outside looks clear – temperature already in the early 20's and set to climb. I'm feeling slightly under cooked at the start of this race - so the plan as I stand looking at the start line is to keep an easy, but steady pace. As the last mental checks are done - wetsuit, goggles, swim cap, hoping I have...
Limelight's man of endurance, Richard Sutton, is preparing to do it again...Rich jets off tomorrow to compete in the Nice Ironman this weekend. http://www.ironmanfrance.com/ The challenge he is about to undertake is no walk in the park! By the end of it Richard will have completed a 180km cycle……a 42km run …………and a 3.8km swim ………all in the...
When I look back over the last twelve months I can confidently say I have been luckier than the majority of my fellow graduates! Not because I kept a clean sheet at Manchester Utd’s training ground or spent the last three months on an anti knife crime/football project working with some of the biggest clubs in England, but because I have a job working in a field I...
Last Sunday morning in Cardiff Sue Courtney joined 7,300 other women to take part in her first Race for Life event in aid of Cancer Research UK. Bute Park in the centre of Cardiff was a fitting location for the sea of pink that is a Race for Life event! With a clear sky and blazing sunshine (23 degrees officially), Sue was cheered on by her husband and his family and...
On a sunny and unseasonably warm day in Berkshire earlier this month, Steve Dews, Limelight's IT manager, continued his preparation for the upcoming Berlin Marathon by completing a half marathon around the palm-lined streets of Bracknell. Joining him at the start line was long time friend of Limelight, John Waites, who was taking part to provide Steve with some moral...
The Limeys season was a mixed bag. From moments of greatness that echoed the grand achievements of yesteryear, to matches of straightforward mediocrity, our journey was neither smooth nor prolific. Those of us that have played for the Limeys, particularly in the latter stages of the season, know full well that, for a team that boasts such an array of ability, to finish...
After an all company meeting at the Rathbone Place office where the team showcased their knowledge of Limelight's guiding principles - the First XI - a posse of black-hooded hopefuls sojourned to Regent's Park. This regal sculptured sanctuary is no stranger to the frenetic footsteps of Limelight Utd. however this evening's activities were a whole different ball game. ...
Across the pond, Richard ran his first marathon in the States – still so many countries to explore though! In complete contrast it was a chilly Monday morning with a brisk head wind which added to the challenge of a rather hilly course. Richard would have given anything for warm feet – thanks to the free gloves, the hands were cosy. The body was a little weak, but...
Diccon, running his third (and possibly last!) marathon finally achieved his goal of breaking the 3.30 barrier which he had twice failed to achieve. The heat of a springtime London morning and running in a non-technical 1985 Norwich City football shirt (a tribute to his feted football team) did not put him off his stride. An erratic pace varying between 7.20 to 9.00...
The Swimathon Team was recognised at the company away afternoon yesterday, for displaying creativity and ‘thinking outside the box’, exhibiting the ninth principle in the company’s ‘First XI’, From Leftfield. The First XI is a series of guiding principles that encompass the Limelight way. From Leftfield describes the Limelight approach to event delivery...
Team Limelight supported the British Heart Foundation in a fun run around the Serpentine last night. Sue Courtney made a guest appearance all the way from Wales and achieved one of her sporting goals for the year, completing 5k in sub 30. Nice one Sue!! She was joined by Mary, and Sandra and Liz from the CRM team, who enjoyed a good dose of fresh air prior to...
It was a big weekend of activity and adventure for Limelight this weekend with teams participating in the Reading Half Marathon and the Trailplus Adventure Race. Hannah and Jo from Production and Logistics, and friend of Limelight, Flick Richmond, got down and dirty up north at the Cumbrian Commotion Adventure race event. The girls completed 4 hours of off road...
The Lime-ettes have been on a winning streak this month with three wins in a row, putting them second in the table. With the first-placed team 13 points ahead its unlikely that the top spot can be achieved now but the rest of the teams are close in points which should see some exciting games in the run up to the finals. Hazel Mead, Hannah Clark and Sarah Usher...
The Limeys returned to the pitch last week after a long break from play and included a few new faces in the line up. They showed real conviction and menacing attacking play. The team looked very dynamic, with willing forward runners and were also very solid at the back. Tough to pick out a man of the match – Ali earned himself another clean sheet and had good...
Following an uncharacteristic dip in form in week one of the Autumn netball season, the Lime-ettes found their feet again last night with a 19-17 win against M&G, despite being one (wo)man down for the entire first half. JK made an energetic comeback after a few weeks out due to illness, with some fine intercepts worthy of a player twice her height. A big...
Mirroring the growth in the running event industry, the Limelight team has developed it's own running culture. Following a steady increase of interest in this sport since the 2006 Standard Chartered City Race the office has seen many of its members completeing marathons in numerous countries across the globe, including Chief Executive, Craig and...
It is common place for Limelight employees to keep their fitness levels up by going to the gym a few times a week or heading out with the company running club. However, production and logistics manager, Jo Knight, takes it that one stage futher by annually entering and completing a half ironman.Jo has now taken part in three half ironman challenges...
