Joe Barr

Joe's Guinness World Record - 7 day Highest Mileage on a Bicycle

Fundraising for Cancer Fund for Children
£2,001
raised
Guinness World Record - 7 day Highest Mileage on a Bicycle, 10 April 2022
Inspired by Joe Barr's World Record-breaking challenge, take to the saddle yourself and Raise the Barr to support local families affected by cancer.

Story

Records are both inspirational and aspirational. When the Scottish cyclist, Josh Quigley broke the 7-Day Highest Mileage Record last year it set in motion an aspiration for the team and I to reach further yet again.

This is an ambitious record. Josh has set the bar high and I haven't chosen the easiest route in the easiest country.Our roads are not particularly fast and our weather is not kind.But I wanted to attempt this record in Ireland on a route I know and love. 

I began my endurance journey in 2009 in Race Around Ireland. That start line was a fundraiser for Cancer Fund For Children.

My child was diagnosed with cancer in 2007. 

Once you enter the cancer journey as a parent and a family it truly is a 'long way home.' I may be well along that road but everyday I think of those children and families coming behind me. 

Every month around 30 children and young people are diagnosed with cancer in Ireland. I think about all that they will face and the amount of support they will need.

As I've said the route I've chosen for this record isn't the easiest but then cancer doesn't care for easy or kind.

So on this Guinness World Record attempt we'll be raising money and donating every mile to help the Cancer Fund for Children continue to provide therapeutic breaks for children & families at Daisy Lodge in Newcastle, Co. Down and help build a much needed second short break centre in Cong, Co.Mayo.

I stayed, with my family, in Daisy Lodge in 2009. It changed my life and set me on a course that I will be eternally grateful for.

Please give what you can. No child or family should be on the cancer journey alone. Those places and spaces that offer respite from cancer change lives. They did mine.

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About the campaign

Inspired by Joe Barr's World Record-breaking challenge, take to the saddle yourself and Raise the Barr to support local families affected by cancer.

About the charity

Cancer Fund for Children provides practical and emotional support to local children and their families impacted by cancer. Our Specialist Team provides support at home, in the community and on the hospital ward. We also offer free therapeutic short breaks at Daisy Lodge in Newcastle.

Donation summary

Total raised
£2,000.11
+ £122.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£2,000.11
Offline donations
£0.00

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