Last year we scaled the 3 Peaks in 24 hours. This time we're getting on our bikes and cycling from Sunderland on the East Coast of England to Whitehaven on the West Coast, across the Penines and through the Lake District. Once again, we're trying to do it in 24 hours, although, since we're that bit older, we're spreading the 24 hours over 2 days - 26th and 27th July.
We're enduring the mirthless laughter of our better halves as they watch us go off in dodgy lycra shorts to train, and the pain in the somewhat delicate derriere region, in order to get you to please part with your hard earned cash for a very good cause.
For those who don't know, Mike and Cats' twins were born 11 weeks prematurely and taken to Buscot Ward, Royal Berkshire Hospital. James weighed just 2lb 5oz and Phoebe just 2lb 11oz. Thanks entirely to the staff of Buscot and the care, both medical and emotional, that they provided, they are now boisterous, thriving two year olds.
To help all premature babies, Buscot Ward depends primarily on private donations to provide everything from heart monitors and incubators to syringes and nappies. Buscot Ward, through its charity BIBS, needs your help to ensure funds are available for future babies to be as lucky as James and Phoebe.
Thanks!
Mike and Andrew
