<p>Made it!!</p> <p>Two bits of dodgy map reading in the dark added to the intended 36 miles and the last 8 miles or so in the sunshine (who ordered that?) over the Seven Sisters and Beachy Head proved particularly tough. Of the 44 teams who started we came in a respectable 14th in just over 13 and a half hours.</p> <p>A huge thank you to all of you have sponsored me so generously and for the&nbsp;words of encouragement received beforehand. It's still not too late to contribute so if this is your first visit to this page please&nbsp;read below about the reason I wanted to do this:</p> <p><span style="color: #3366ff;"><em>My niece Sophie died at the tragically young age of 23 in an epilepsy related accident just over a year ago. Sophie was a bright, vivacious, kind and funloving girl with great compassion for her fellow human beings.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: #3366ff;"><em>Since Sophie's death her parents and her many friends have undertaken&nbsp;a series of&nbsp;fundraising activities for Sophie's memorial fund where all monies raised go to Epilepsy Research UK, a charity which supports and promotes scientific research into the causes, treatments and prevention of epilepsy.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: #3366ff;"><em>I&nbsp;aim to raise money for the charity by undertaking the 'South Downs Plod', a walk of&nbsp;36 miles starting&nbsp;near Brighton at midnight and finishing at Eastbourne&nbsp;by 4pm the following day. This is an organised event where other participants in my team of four are raising money for their charity of choice.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: #3366ff;"><em>I hope you are able to donate and if so, don't forget to Gift Aid it!</em></span></p>