Hi

Thanks for clicking! This summer I am doing three bike rides to raise money for the Brain Tumour Research.  These are: 

101 miles around Kent in the Castle 100 race 12  May https://action.org.uk/events/cycling/castle-ride-100 

The 5 Pier Challenge cycling the 50 miles from Worthing to Hastings and swimming around each of the piers along the way on Saturday 20th July. Its never been done before (as far as I know) so this is a WORLD FIRST!!!! This is the itinerary:

1) Start with low tide at Worthing Pier (low tide 07.48)  swim round (length 293m) approx 45 mins
2) Cycle to Brighton West Pier for 10.6 miles in 56 mins
3) Swim round Brighton west pier red buoy (low tide 07.48, high tide 14.22)  length is  340 m  approx  45 mins
4) Cycle to Brighton East pier  for  0.7 mile  in  3 mins
5) Swim round Brighton East pier  length  525m  in 45 mins
6) Cycle to Eastbourne pier (big hills, option to join Eastbourne Pride parade in your speedos)! for 23 miles  in  2hrs 13 mins
7) Swim round Eastbourne pier (high water 13.19; low water 19.47) length of  305m  in 45 mins
8) Cycle to Hastings  for 17.1 miles in 1hr 24mins
9) Swim round Hasting pier (High water 14.10, low water20.46) length 280m in 45 mins

and relax .... 

5 Pier Challenge Summary:
Start 07.48 , cycle 57.7 miles, swim in excess of 3.5 km, total est. time 7 hrs 56mins, Eta 15.54

We did it! It was a top time and a great day with big waves, strong tail winds and by the end blistering sunshine. Amazing - thanks to Janet and Bryan for doing the whole thing, Peter from Hastings who showed us round his piers, and all the Brighton swimmers and feeders who helped us on our way.  

The Hastings Observer wrote up the story before we set off:
https://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/health/sussex-sea-swimmer-to-circuit-five-piers-in-one-day-for-brain-tumour-research-1-9000564?fbclid=IwAR0-Wt6Vm_zvnrtnwPSdKyVDgz7RHJshqFPDv0u_GPjkNof0Ht2m_BWVzfA

The main event is the cycling 950 miles from Lands end to John o Groats from  Friday 23rd August to Monday 2nd September 2019 including a longest day of 115.8 miles and an average daily distance of 103.1 miles. The greatest daily climb is 7085 feet and average daily climb is 5261 feet.

Plus lots of training rides in between (please come and join me - it gets boring!)

Obviously doing all this cycling is something I will get a lot out of but it also allows me to pester you, my friends, to dig deep and give to an important cause. Around 31 brain tumours are identified in the UK every day. After Leukaemia, brain tumours are the most common form of cancer suffered by children - in other words they are pretty indiscriminate. Brain tumours took my Dad, a great friend and have impacted on other close friends and relatives. 

More research is needed to understand brain tumours and it receives a fraction of the funding of the three main cancers. This is a great cause so please give what you can.

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