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My story

 
On april 8th, Chris Jonns, Gareth Hughes, James Sams and Peter McGarry will be running/snowshoeing/walking maybe even crawling the 2nd official North Pole marathon. Yes, that is not a mis-print there is actually a marathon of 26.2 miles at 90 latitude on 9 meters of ice in the company of polar bears (penguins live at the south pole) and not alot else.
Perhaps we're crazy, and despite injuries to most of the team, we now feel physically capable of completing the race and are prepared to go through whatever nature throws at us. A typical day at the Pole will include -25 degrees weather brought to around -40 with wind chill - potential snow drifts, ice floes breaking apart causing dangerous leads and the constant threat of Polar Bears!

The main reason that the 4 of us are putting ourselves through this madness is to find some really good looking norwegians to kidnap on our way back from the pole! In all seriousness we are attempting to raise as much money as possible for the following cancer charities, UK Cancer research and the Sloane Kettering Memorial foundation. 

Team member Chris Jonns tragically lost his father Allan last year to this nasty disease and one of our good friend's sister Christina Prestia is currently fighting breast cancer and being treated by Sloan Kettering. Im sure each and everyone of us knows someone directly who has been affected by this terrible condition and we feel by giving back a bit we can all help in the funding of research to find a cure for a disease that is responsible for 1 in 3 deaths.

You can either donate on line at this website or the US version www.firstgiving.com/np2006, or just give the team cash!

To date, apart from this site and the US version, we have raised 2,346 pounds (www.justgiving.com/northpolemadness2005) plus 1,750 dollars (www.firstgiving.com/northpole))

Thanking you in advance - Chris, Gareth, James & Peter.  (aka Jonnsie, the Wizard, Samsie and Ted)


(Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Cancer Research UK will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.) 

Good Luck....when are you going to do something really challenging? ;-0 Donation by Fraser 29/03/06  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Best Of British Chaps. Donation by Rummers 28/03/06  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Wear three pairs of good thermal underwear, cos the frostbrite is irreversible Donation by Padre Pio 28/03/06  

£70.00

Good luck, watch our for the bears! Donation by Anna 28/03/06  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

You are clearly bonkers! but I think its great! Good luck, don't fall off the edge! keels x Donation by Keels 27/03/06  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Bonne chance Peter! Donation by Pascale McGarry 27/03/06  

£20.00

Good luck boys rather you than me ! Donation by Captainkirk 27/03/06  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

You're mad but you might as well raise money for a great cause while you're at it! Donation by Guy Brennan 24/03/06  

£100.00

Absolutely magnificent effort. Good Luck. Donation by Turts 24/03/06  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Absolute lunacy. Best of luck! Donation by Kevin McLaughlin 23/03/06  

£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid

Best of luck...26 miles sliding in the snow..how hard can that be! Donation by Alan Dunne 23/03/06  

£50.00

Be safe and enjoy yourself. I hope you will be removing that beard after your trip !!! Donation by Breda McGarry 23/03/06  

£100.00

all that heat in singapore has affected you!! good luck madman Donation by Graham H 23/03/06  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

think yr both insane !!! Donation by ken and derry 23/03/06  

£265.00 + £74.74 Gift Aid

Good luck Peter,don't trip over the beard ! Donation by kevin saunders 23/03/06  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Go on son!! Donation by Bonnici 23/03/06  

£1,000.00

Fair man, best of luck Donation by cc 22/03/06  

£50.00
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