I'm running the Paris Marathon on 14 April and then cycling from Paris back to the UK in 24 hours at the end of May. The longest distance I have ever run is a half-marathon, so building up to a full marathon is going to be a challenge. The bigger challenge though is getting fit enough to run a marathon and then cycle 198 miles from Paris to Calais in less than 24 hours, 6 weeks' after the marathon. I'm doing the marathon on my own but the cycle challenge is with a team of other Kent Union staff and University of Kent staff.

We're raising funds for our Access to Activities Fund, which supports students in need at the University of Kent to participate in our sports clubs, societies and other student groups. The last fundraising challenge we did in 2017 raised £10,000 for the fund and this time we are aiming to double this. Anything you can give will be much appreciated and help us through our training and keep going with the 2 challenges! Thanks in advance.

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