It all started over a couple of beers...
A couple of drinks after work can prove to be very dangerous. Especially when the decision is made after 3 pints to take part in a serious adventure race that would test the limits of Paul and Jeremy.
However, rather than doing what most normal people would do (eat kebab, forget all about it), the boys decided to go one better and create their own event, an event that would embrace the camaraderie, generosity and enthusiasm within the construction industry and raise money for charities close to their hearts.
Here's the biographies of all those involved so you know who to blame at the end...
Paul Hargreaves
Paul is Construction Director at Lipton Rogers Developments, recently completing 22 Bishopsgate, the largest and tallest building in the City, encompassing help from a number of the teams competing at Dig Deeper!
Paul loves adrenalin sports, from kitesurfing to climbing, but the usual time pressures see him mainly focus on keeping fit, riding his bikes on and off road alongside a bit of running (a sub 3:04 Marathon time) and (a bit more) skiing.
Paul likes to race the odd fast motorbike or car around the track and represented GB in sailing events in a previous life.
Jeremy Edwards
Jeremy Edwards, Director with Arup, keen fell runner and Ex GB international orienteering competitor, has always loved the outdoors. Jeremy’s love of the lakes (after spending many years of his life training there) means he’s responsible for finding some of the toughest terrain for the competition that will challenge everyone - despite their fitness levels!
These days, Jeremy tends to run in the morning with his dog Maggie, up slightly less severe hills.
Gavin Anderson
After losing his son to cancer in 2011, despite the best efforts of Antony Nolan and the stem cell donor they found in America, Paul's brother-in-law has played an active role in designing, marketing and promoting Dig Deeper alongside helping to pull together the event. Coming from an Advertising rather than Construction background, Gavin is a keen long-distance runner, completing six Marathons and a number of Half's in the past few years.
Despite not being a GB athlete like his counterparts, Gavin is a gold medallist in drinking pints and eating crisps.