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A message from Tim

Having spent the last three years completing marathon's and getting progressively slower, I thought it was about time to take fresh perspective to my annual challenge. 

Anyone who knows Louise is aware of her real determination not to allow her Rheumatoid Arthritis to rule her life and she turned to cycling as a way of keeping her body active and fighting the disease. With a group of Friends, from our village of Goostrey, her cycling has gone from a gentle few miles to a coffee shop to a regular 20-30 mile ride. Her efforts have even inspired me to dust off my bike and join her on a few summer cycles (to Pubs and .... well mainly pubs!!).

The farthest I've cycled ever is 26.2 miles, Louise is building up her training with her first 50 mile Sportiv, the Cheshire Cat, in March '18. We're not sure if we have the legs to complete this or indeed if Louise's RA will make this a test too far, but once we commit to something, we give it our best shot. Knowing we have your support will be invaluable when we need to dig in.

This June will see us set off from the Olympic Park in London with a group of other cyclists to raise money for the St. James's Place Foundation. It will prove to be an epic challenge for us as we attempt around 250 miles in three days.  

The ride will be supporting "The School of Hard Knocks", a social inclusion charity. They offer a number of different programmes, each tailored to it's audience and it's principal aims - namely tackling youth unemployment, crime & health. Every £1 we raise will be matched by my Employer,  St. James's Place. Anything you can spare, no matter how small will be very much appreciated by the charity and will give us both that extra motivation to get to the finish line. 

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