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Jogle for Juliet

J4J Team is raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support
“Jogle for Juliet”

on 14 March 2012

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Story

<p> <p style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; border-image: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, &#39;Bitstream Charter&#39;, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">In June 2012 there will be a sponsored bike ride from John O&rsquo;Groats to Land&rsquo;s End by Ian Gain and Richard Postill (photos and brief biogs to come soon on the&nbsp;<a style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-image: initial; vertical-align: baseline; color: #743399; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" title="Blokes" href="http://jogleforjuliet.org/blokes/">Blokes</a>&nbsp;page).</p> <p style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; border-image: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, &#39;Bitstream Charter&#39;, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Completing this 900 miles on bikes is no mean feat in itself and by starting in Scotland, and thereby doing the eponymous JOGLE instead of a LEJOG, they will be cycling against the prevailing winds. As if that wasn&rsquo;t enough of a challenge, Ian will be building his own&nbsp;<a style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-image: initial; vertical-align: baseline; color: #743399; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" title="Bikes" href="http://jogleforjuliet.org/bikes/">bike</a>, and he and Richard heroically, or maybe foolishly, have decided to make this an audax &ndash; a time trial &ndash; and will attempt to complete the&nbsp;<a style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-image: initial; vertical-align: baseline; color: #743399; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" title="Route" href="http://jogleforjuliet.org/route/">route</a>&nbsp;in only 110 hours (the total of their age in years). This means they will need to keep going through the night and in all weathers, making it a gruelling non-stop slog with only a few rest breaks in the back of the support van.</p> </p>

Donation summary

Total
£1,550.00
+ £268.75 Gift Aid
Online
£1,120.00
Offline
£430.00

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