The Varsity March is an 80 mile / 129 km walk between Oxford and Cambridge, completed in under 48 hours without any sleep!  

 

Participants: Simon Cottrell, Bernhard Elsner, Marc Fiedler, Matthew Ford, Valérie Malard, Yifan Huang, Patricia Hutchinson, Alan Iwi, Olaf Kähler, Usha Kanagaratnam, Etienne von Lavante, Ernest Li, Kevin Meng, Chris O'Neill, Jaimini Patel, Steven Smith, Nigel Taylor, David Waszek, Min Wu, Dylan the Sheep, Geraldine the Penguin.

The walk took place on the weekend of 25th-26th June, starting at Oxford at 10.30 am on Saturday and finally arriving in Cambridge at 3.30 am on Monday morning. Walkers from both Cambridge University Rambling Club and Oxford University Walking Club took part, with the whole walk miles being completed by Marc, Matthew, Yifan, Alan, Chris and Steven.  The initial 23 miles to Aylesbury was set as the primary target for all walkers and this section was completed by 18 people.  A selection of photos are available here.

 

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Jimmy's Night Shelter is a Cambridge-based charity that provides emergency accommodation for those who would otherwise be homeless. (http://www.jimmyscambridge.org.uk)