Nigel Marshall
Nigel's Coast 2 Coast 2 Coast page
Fundraising for Marie Curie
Story
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In 2016 I got to hear about this tremendous charity cycling event from a friend who took part in the 2016 Coast 2 Coast ride. I was so impressed with the event that I decided to take part in 2017. Before I could do this I had to make sure I could still ride a bike, I hadn't ridden since I left school some 39 years previously. I trained on my sons bike then bought a secondhand MTB to train and finally ride the 2017 event 10 months later.
Along the way I met some truly inspiring people who have done this ride many times already with their own special reasons why they keep coming back.
For me in 2017 it was just the challenge to ride 158 miles on a Mountain bike over three days and to raise money for a good cause. It turned out to be much more than that though, after mingling with the riders and the organisers of this great event and listening to the reasons why they do it I knew I had found a reason why after only 10 months in the saddle starting at aged 55 I was doing it too.
Talk of the 2018 event being the 10th Anniversary and riding both ways was an opportunity not to be missed, although I have been riding for over a year now it doesn't mean I will find it any easier.
So again my reason for joining these crazy people, I have the pleasure of calling my friends, is to raise even more money for Marie Curie. I will be pushing my boundaries again and riding from Scarborough to Grange Over Sands on a road bike for two days, then a return ride to Scarborough on a Mountain bike for another three days. Covering over 300+ miles taking 5 days.
Please help me to help Marie Curie and Donate as much as you can for a cause that so many people need and hopefully we won't ...
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