Ladies & Gentlement,

As some of you know, and many who do not, my MUM, Jane Styles, has suffered from a b**tard of an disease called MS for over 15 years now.  It is a disease that has taken so much from mum, and continues to do so, yet her continuous possitive approch is nothing short of inspiring. Sinse my last event to raise funds in 2010 the disease has caused her movements, comfort and standard of life to progessively deteriorate at a heartless and god forsaken rate! It is something that breaks the heart of all of us to witness and I can only truely admire how she copes.

Therefore I am proposing the new event below. The Challenge will be physically demanding and emotionally draining, however it will be nothing compared to what my mum and thousands of other sufferers face EVERYDAY of their lives. I want to acknowledge her struggle and recognise her bravery by pushing myself to my own limits. The aim is that the money, and the awareness that I will raise will go some way to helping many other sufferers and their families.

Event Summary:

Event Stages:

1.The Cycling stage of the event comprises of a 250 mile cycle from Paris to London.  This will start on the morning of the 17 April 2013 at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, heading northerly through Somme and Dunkirk before catching a ferry to Dover, and ending at tower bridge London on the 20 April 2013. On average a distance of between 80 to 100 miles will need to be covered on a daily basis.

2.The Running stage of the event consists of running the London marathon the day after completing the cycling stage, covering 26.2 miles through London city center on the 21 of April 2013.

 

3.The finale of the event ends with a 3 day hike from the South coast of Devon (IvyBridge) to the North Coast (Lynton), covering 90 miles across Dartmoor and Exmoor, whilst camping and lugging our own equipment.  This will require an average of 30miles to be covered each day and concludes the epic challenge.