Hello, 

My name is Luca, I am a student in the first year of my A-levels and this year I had planned to take part in the Devizes to Westminster canoe marathon. If you are unfamiliar with this event, the DW (it's abbreviation) 'race' is a 200 km (125 miles) marathon that has officially been running since 1950. For the past 6 months I have been training, with other competitors from my school, every Sunday in preparation for the race. Unfortunately, in light of the corona virus, all large events have been cancelled, leaving us with nothing to show after our months of training.

So, I have decided that instead of kayaking the marathon in the canal, I would like to complete the race virtually, with a combination of rowing, running and cycling over the Easter holidays. The DW canoe marathon is not a continuous paddle, since it takes part in a canal, competitors must lift their boat out of the water at a lock, run around and place their boat back in, thus explaining the running/cycling part of my challenge.

My chosen charity is the NHS charities together, which I see as a fitting choice for the present times. Our NHS is going to be put under a lot of stress in the coming weeks, and so will need as much help as they can get. Which is why I am asking you to donate to this cause.

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