Hey everyone,

I will be doing a Coast to Coast Cycle in June 2012 in memory of my Mum. As some of you know my Mum passed away in September 2011. I have decided to do this cycle as the first of many fundraising events and challenges to donate to Papworth Hospital Charity where my Mum was treated.

For a while now I have been wanting to raise money for a charity as specific as possible to treating people similar to my Mum and have been given this particular opportunity through Warwick University, where I am currently studying. Papworth Hospital is one of the leading heart specialists in the world and they are shortly carrying out cutting-edge research in developing drugs which will be administered to patients who have just been admitted to hospital due to heart attacks, to prevent blood clotting i.e. treating people who have the same condition as my Mum. Here is the charity website: http://www.papworthhospitalcharity.org.uk/ .

The cycle itself is 180km (111 miles) coast to coast from Newcastle, along Hadrian’s Wall, finishing in Maryport on the opposite side of England in 3 days from 26 June-28 June 2012. It is certainly the longest cycle I have ever done. For my training, I will endeavour to become a regular in the spinning classes at Warwick in the weeks leading up to the cycle- sporting some lycra cycling shorts of course!

It’s really easy to donate just click on the ‘Donate’ button above. I would really like to raise as much money as possible for this amazing institution and would greatly appreciate any support!

Please link my page to whoever you think would be happy to donate.

Thank you

Gordon 

 

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