Thomas Jarman
John O'Groats to Lands End September 5th-12th JOGLE 2010
Fundraising for Psychiatry Research Trust
Story
The
plan is to cycle the 1000 miles from John O'Groats to Lands End in 8
days and in aid of the Psychiatry Research Trust. That's 125 miles a
day, 8 days straight. Having never done any road cycling until this
Summer this is a seriously daunting challenge and it starts in only
two weeks time.
Organised
by James Bowthorpe (who last year became the fastest man to cycle
around the world, smashing the existing record by 20 days) this is
his next fundraising venture for www.whatsdrivingparkinsons.net
A cause very close to my heart. As some of you may know, my dad was
diagnosed with Parkinson's nearly six years ago now so this is for
him!X
For
this ride i am hoping to raise £1000 for the Parkinson's Disease
Research clinic (PDRC) which is run by the Psychiatry Research Trust.
This money will go towards funding the 'What's Driving Parkinson's'
research project being carried out by the PDRC. The administration
costs of the charity are below 1%... so (almost) every penny of
sponsorship will go to this worth-while cause.
I
know this is a lot of miles to travel and a lot of money to raise. I
also know that i am by no means the fittest or the most experienced
of cyclists but with your support and a good tail wind i'm going to
give it everything!
Thanks
for reading X