My story

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

My name is David Henchliffe, I'm 39 and live in Belper, Derbyshire.

On the 14th of August I am planning to skate my longboard for 53 miles at the Goodwood Roller Marathon.That`s 2 marathons back to back (22 laps of the circuit). I have done plenty of training over the past few months, after work and at weekends, to get plenty of mileage under my wheels! My average weekly distance has been in excess of 50 miles.Never the less, it will probably be a bit of a trial...

What am I skating 53 miles for?:

-to raise funds for my chosen charity, Live Life Then Give Life

-to raise awareness of organ donation and importance of signing upto the UK Organ Donor  Register.  

The inspiration for this undertaking is my lovely wife Amanda. She has 'end stage' heart failure and requires a new heart and lungs. The effects of this on both our lives, and our sons, have been, and are overwhelming at times. 

The current regulations, national lack of organ donors, let alone finding the correct blood/tissue match make such opportunities a rarity, and many people die whilst on the transplant waiting list. The wonderfull team that look after Amanda at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle, have only performed one heart and lung transplant in the past 2 years.  

Presently, a bridging operation has been proposed to Amanda, in form of a Ventricular Assist Device. This can often enable people in similar situations to have an improved quality of life and give them time, whilst waiting for a new heart. 

This is my first long distance skate for charity, and I am currently planning other 'longer'distance skates. Stay tuned or visit Amandas blog, Amandaedgie.com, for updates.  

Please, please, support me on the 14th August and make a donation to Live Life Then Give Life. 

Thanks, David

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15/08/2011 Update

Well, firstly a BIG thankyou to everyone who supported me, I did it!

53.23 miles(85.68km) in 5 hours.(results not in yet, but I am told my fastest lap (2.4 miles) was about 12 mins! The weather was kind to us, but the increasing headwind made things interesting.Oh, and the water ran out at lap 9!!!!

Out of the 1300 or so skaters, only 4 of us opted for the double marathon, on longboards. Apparantly, a first in the history of this event.

I am taking the next 2 days to recover, although nothing hurts, I am a bit tired.That was possibly the most physically demanding thing I've done, so far.Skating up lots of hills in Derbyshire probably helped me develop the endurance mindset, and I thought I would breeze the flatter terrain. How wrong I was,it was a tough experience. Lap 17 was the killer and I made the error of stopping for a few minutes to stretch, almost succoming to the nectar of a rest.

Everyone who entered this event gets my respect and deserves a round of applause.For the last 2 laps, I buddied up with Inky, from Bedford Roller Girls and our non stop chat and cheering each other on got us through them in less than 25 mins!

I will be there next year, hopefully with more longboarders.In the meantime, I am cooking up other distance trips on my board so please keep watch.

Lastly, thankyou to Amanda, for being at my beck and call, giving me food and fluids as I passed.But most of all, thanks for driving me home!X

 

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My charity

Live Life Then Give Life

Live Life Then Give Life

Charity Registration No. 1123333

Live Life Then Give Life works tirelessly to save the lives of all those who need an organ transplant in the UK. Funds are used to raise awareness of organ donation and to fund projects that increase in the numbers of successful transplants that are carried out each year.

Donations 26

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Donation by Peter Walton on 30/08/11

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Donation by Pat and Wilf Holt on 27/08/11

£20.00

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Good Luck Dave Tess Melton & Kath Stachnik

Donation by Tess Melton on 15/08/11

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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This is on behalf of your Aunty Anna!! xxx

Donation by Nina Henchliffe on 15/08/11

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck Dave! xx

Donation by Ann Halford on 14/08/11

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

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Donation by Susan Fitzgerald on 14/08/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Good luck on behalf of Dr Gates & partners

Donation by wayne pitcher on 12/08/11

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Good luck mate :)

Donation by Colin ( Ginger) Reilly on 11/08/11

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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All the best my friend, can't be any harder than paddling out into the North Sea in mid winter!!I know you'll go the full distance.

Donation by Andrew 'potter' Pearson on 11/08/11

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Good luck out there Dave don't get too board, stay hydrated, and keep those big wheels rollin, we will both be thinking of ya

Donation by James and Hellena on 10/08/11

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

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Good luck, dont break owt! Keep practicing down the road in the ce****y hahaha Tom.x

Donation by Thomas Cross on 09/08/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Thinking of you Dave, you really are a cracker. Take Care

Donation by Carol&Cliff x on 09/08/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Good Luck David See you on the 17th September xx Paula Graham Robbie and Charlie

Donation by Paula Thompson on 08/08/11

£10.00

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Carry on skating, do your best. Mum & Dad

Donation by sandra henchliffe & Raymond Henchliffe on 08/08/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Break a leg!!! You may have to settle for a bottle of Bells now though not the Jura lol x

Donation by Clare Ransom on 06/08/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Ayeup Dave, all the best for tomorrow mate. You've trained hard for it, so enjoy the day...we'll grab a surf when you get back :-)

Donation by Trevor Hamilton on 05/08/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Enjoy your roller disco. P.S. The lap record is just over one minute eighteen seconds - i expect you to beat it.

Donation by Pete Walton on 05/08/11

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck David. Be careful this weekend so that you are fighting fit for next weekend!!

Donation by Julie Dennis on 05/08/11

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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All the best bro, brake a leg (not physically) ;-)

Donation by Lee Henchliffe on 05/08/11

£10.00

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As promised!! Good Luck, let me know how you get on!

Donation by Nina Henchliffe on 05/08/11

£10.00

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Good Luck Dave! see you in Scotland

Donation by dominic chaplin on 05/08/11

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Donation by Alex Davis on 05/08/11

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Nice work Dave... Btw my shoulder is almost healed and I will soon be psyched to hook up for a skate. Good luck with the marathon.

Donation by Edward Thatcher on 04/08/11

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck David, a very worthy cause xx

Donation by Audrey Williamson on 04/08/11

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Good luck or Pob luc as they say in this part of the world x

Donation by Dena Griffiths on 04/08/11

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£500.00
  • Offline donations£0.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£500.00
  • Gift Aid£100.00

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