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UPDATE: After a very windy weekend, we completed our challenge successfully, a grand total of 166.8 miles. Amazingly, we did not get lost once, and had zero arguments!

Pictures will appear on Facebook shortly.

Thanks to everybody for their kind support, it is very much appreciated by the Barnard family and the Stroke Association, who were there to cheer us on at our final destination.

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Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

As some of you may know, my Mum suffered a severe stroke in 2005. Since leaving hospital, she has received amazing support from friends, family and complete strangers she or Dad just seem to befriend in the street!

As well as all these great people, Mum has received fantastic support from The Stroke Association. I know that if Mum was fit enough, she would do all she could to repay their kindness, so when I decided I would set myself the challenge of biking from Snarestone to Suffolk, 160 miles in 48 hours, it seemed logical to try and raise money for this worthy cause at the same time.

Training for this trip started in 2009, but was sadly interrupted when I fell off my bike and fractured a bone just below the knee. 2 operations, and a year later, training has resumed - I am more determined than ever that I will complete this challenge! Initially Di was just a training partner, but has since decided she would also join me on the trip.

The plan is to leave Snarestone at 3pm on Friday 29th April and reach Mum & Dad's village, Melton, near Ipswich, by 3pm on Sunday 1st May, with 2 overnight stays on the way.

This page is set up to make sponsoring us as simple as possible, so if you would like to support our cause in anyway, no matter how small, please make your donation here.

Any tips for saddle sores would be most appreciated!!!

Thank you in anticipation of your kind support,

Paul & Di

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Congrats on the achievement you two, well done, glad you didn't your legs out Paul. All the best, Rich, April & Joe. Donation by Richard Squire on 03/05/11

 
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Donation by Anonymous on 03/05/11

 
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Well done. glad to see that your well on the way to recovery. Look forward to seeing you at skiing next year? Roger Donation by roger hassall on 03/05/11

 
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Sorry this is a bit late ~(we know you've already finished the ride!)~hope you're not too sore and look forward to seeing more of those photos x J,R&H Donation by robin gibson on 03/05/11

 
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Better late than never and you've 'hopefully' completed it, but well done mate for such a worthy cause. Donation by Paul Dupree on 29/04/11

 
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Best of luck to you both Donation by Liviu Mereu on 28/04/11

 
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Good luck to you both. It's all downhill isn't it? Best wishes, Richard, Debbie, James and Matthew. Donation by Richard Evans on 28/04/11

 
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Good luck Di & Paul Donation by Natalie Lumsdaine on 28/04/11

 
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Donation by Rachael Castledine on 28/04/11

 
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Donation by Mitchell Berger on 27/04/11

 
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Good luck Paul! Donation by Marina Shulman on 27/04/11

 
£20.00

Good Luck Paul & Di hope that the weather is kind and your saddles are even kinder!! Donation by Gee Family on 27/04/11

 
£40.00 + £10.00 Gift Aid
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Good luck to you both - if you get tired, just hold on to the back of a car! Donation by Russell Hodge on 26/04/11

 
£10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
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I hope there is a good pub waiting at the other end !! Best of luck Di and Paul. Donation by Lee Axton on 26/04/11

 
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Best of luck to you both, James and Tracy. Donation by James Hunt on 26/04/11

 
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All the best on the Trek and look forward to hearing all the stories when you get back. Donation by Mohanjit Bhamra on 20/04/11

 
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All the best in your trek, it's a great cause and the TD team here in Canada eagerly anticipate the stories you'll tell of your journey! Donation by Steve Young on 20/04/11

 
£20.00
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All the best Di and Paul: Have fun! Donation by David Pritchard on 13/04/11

 
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Good luck to you both Donation by Stuart Hastings on 13/04/11

 
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Good luck to you both! I hope it goes well Donation by Anthony Moon on 11/04/11

 
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Good Luck both - rather you than me, though I do think overnight stops are for wimps ;-) Donation by Kate Brennan on 11/04/11

 
£25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid
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hope you cycle better then you ski...Telc for the bum..good luck and well done in advance Donation by Trevor Cocksedge on 06/04/11

 
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Good luck...break a leg not a knee ;-) Donation by Joseph Todaro on 30/03/11

 
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All the best mate!!! Donation by Gijs Smeets on 15/03/11

 
£15.00
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good luck, buddy Donation by Cristi Melnic on 14/03/11

 
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