Karl's Lands End To John O'Groats Cycle Challenge (Also To Run At Least One Mile A Day In 2015)
Karl Hodgson is raising money for THE CHRISTIE CHARITY
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On the 12th June 2015, myself, Jordan Dashti and Steven Willetts will attempt to cycle the length of Great Britain. The quest will start at Lands End, the extreme South-Westward point of Great Britain and we will continue onto John O'Groats, the extreme northern point of Mainland Scotland. This epic Journey will see us travel at least 900 miles across 3 countries on our bikes. There will be no support vehicle throughout the distance, everything we take will be carried either on our bikes or backs.
This challenge is usually completed over about 14 days with a support vehicle for the full duration of the journey. We will attempt this over 10 days looking to ride on average of 90 miles a day with no support from the outset.
From now until June we will be out in all weather conditions preparing and training hard for the gruelling task ahead making sure we are ready for whatever is thrown at us.
We all feel that taking on this extreme challenge will be the best way to raise money for our chosen charities. Each of us has chosen a charity to champion.
I have also taken on the challenge of running at least a mile a day every day in 2015. As of today, the 9th January 2015, I have currently ran 34.1 miles. I am targeting to reach 1000 miles in total by the end of the year which will include 5ks, 10ks, half marathons and a marathon towards the end of the year.
I have taken on both of the challenges to test my body and mind, pushing myself to my physical and mental limits.
The charity I have chosen to support is:
The Christie Charity, Manchester.
Being diagnosed with Hodgkins Lympoma in 2006, I was treated at The Christie for a total of 7 months; 6 months of intensive chemotherapy followed by a month of radiotherapy. Without the help of all the staff and workers at The Christie, I may not be here today and have the opportunity to take part in these once in a life time events.
Anything you donate, whether it be £1 or £10, will make a massive difference - It will all go towards a great cause and help save and treat many lives of people of all ages. The stats say 1 in 3 of us will get cancer, but we need to fight to improve these figures.
About The Christie
The Christie the largest cancer centre in Europe treating more than 40,000 patients a year.
They all serve an immediate population of 3.2 million in the Greater Manchester and Cheshire area and also deliver a number of regional and national services from our main Christie site. Our patients are at the heart of everything that we do.
As a Centre of Excellence they focus solely on improving outcomes for oncology patients. We are able to provide services based on expert staff and a specialised infrastructure dedicated to the delivery of cancer treatment, care, research and education. Our focus and size enables us to uniquely deliver effective and efficient specialist care offering patients the best possible outcomes from our research programme.
To find out more about the Christie and all the great work they do you can access their website below.