Trucker Middleton is crowdfunding
Weʼre raising £4,000 to help some really important causes that are close to my heart.
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Running 100 miles of trail, uphill for 4 worthy causes:
1. The Duke of Lancaster’s Regimental Charity – so I can give back to the Regimental Family that have been so welcoming and supportive.
2. Home Start Cyprus – to help families and children in the community in which I live.
3. The Learning Refuge – to help those less fortunate in a part of the world I am privileged to be in.
4. Colonel Vasyl Pichnenko’s Family Support Fund – to help the family of a fallen comrade in arms.
The Challenge
I will be using the Sea to Sky Trail Event as the platform for this fundraiser. The Sea to Sky event, organised by Cyprus Trail Runners , is a 135 km 2-day event with an option of starting a day earlier and 26km further back to make it a round 100 miles. I will be doing the 100 miles non-stop and solo. Starting at Meneou Beach, following the coast to Alaminos Beach before turning inland and uphill via Dipotamos Reservior through Lazanias to Palaichori and upwards to Mt Olympus before finishing at Troodos. I have not done anything like this before…
I am hugely grateful for Bryan and Christelle of the Cyprus Trail Runners for letting me do my own thing for charity on their event.
If the above sounds interesting, then you can get involved with this and other events via the Cyprus Trail Runners Facebook page.
The Causes
I couldn’t choose one, so funds will be split between:
(Your donation can be directed to one specifc cause, just mention it in the comment when donating.)
The Duke of Lancaster’s Regimental Charity supports current and serving members and their families in times of need, supports the welfare of all our people and helps conserve the Regiment’s history.
Home-Start offers support, friendship, and practical help to parents with young children, helping them to grow in confidence, strengthen their relationships with their children and widen links in the local community. General information can be found on the website, local information can be found on the Facebook page.
The Learning Refuge is a volunteer-led centre, based in Pafos, that supports migrant people in the form of educational workshops, a safe space for women, children and families, and tries to provide those in need with food, clothing and home ware.
Col Vasyl Pichnenko's Family Support Fund this is not a registered charity but a group of that has come together from all over the world to try and support the family of a fallen comrade in arms. I worked with Vasyl and he quickly became a good friend. He had a good job in the relative safety of Kyiv when the invasion started. He didn’t need to volunteer to lead soldiers on the front, but I doubt he could do anything less. He was killed leading from the front in June 2022, leaving his wife and two young boys trapped in war-torn Irpin with little to no support from the state. We formed a group to try and support his family as best we could.
You can gain a snapshot of my mate Vasyl from this article published in Land Power Magazine, 2018 (page 39):
This of one of his many moving eulogies.
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- 18 days ago
Trucker Middleton
18 days agoI’m on the mend and feeling stronger everyday, but I won’t be anywhere fit enough to run this weekend. To do so would be dangerous and selfish of me. I’m going to get some advice and come up with a more realistic timeline to crack this challenge. More to follow.
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- 23 days ago
Trucker Middleton
23 days agoMisfortune has struck - brought on by my own folly. I had a good training week last week, culminating in the challenging Pedoulas Trail - 38km up, around and down Cyprus’s tallest mountain. I tried to keep up my training whilst battling a minor cold and ended up with something much worse. After a trip to A&E (and my first ever ambulance ride) I was diagnosed with pneumonia and given some strong antibiotics. I will let them do their work on me and make a decision whether to crack on on 3 May or postpone and run as soon as I can.
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- 1 month ago
Trucker Middleton
1 month agoLess than 2 weeks to go! I’ll be running the Pedoulas Trailblaze 36km this weekend to help prepare. Maybe I’ll see you there! https://facebook.com/events/s/pedoulas-trailblaze/7011296972300939/
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Trucker
May 9, 2024
An amazing effort for wonderful causes , by a kind and honourable man . I’m sure you will get lots of hugs from at least 4 little treasures for this . X
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Matt, Sam, Isla and Esme Teasdale
Apr 24, 2024
You are a machine! We hope that you make a quick recovery and regardless of the outcome the donations to a cause close to your heart should make you feel a bit better! Go Trucker!
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Anonymous
Apr 21, 2024
Roly
Apr 21, 2024
Great causes!
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Jack Robson
Apr 21, 2024
Good Luck Trucker!
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Apr 20, 2024
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Apr 20, 2024
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