Ross' 3000km UK to Sicily Run
Ross Simpson is raising money for Save the Children
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On the morning of the 1st May I will (sombrely) leave the Cathedral gates in Canterbury city centre and begin my 1,800 mile run to Palermo Cathedral on the Italian island of Sicily.
To get there I'll have to run roughly 65/70 marathons in 100 days and cover a huge spectrum of different challenges, including scaling the Alps, traversing Volcanos and having to vaseline my nipples in the woods each morning without being arrested. To save money I'll be wild camping and living primarily on tinned fish, cheese and whatever I can get my hands on, depending on the kindness of strangers for my water. I'll be unsupported and be carrying all my gear/food/water in a backpack, weighing roughly 12kg.
My journey will take me from Canterbury to Dover whereby I'll take the ferry to Calais, I'll run from Calais enter Switzerland, run around Lake Geneva and scale the Alps, before descending into northern Italy, then I'll run the length of Italy, before taking the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina and running across Sicily via Mt.Etna and then to Palermo, whereby my legs will detach themselves and leave my body in search for a kinder host.
All dad jokes aside, this is for a fantastic cause and I hope you'll please donate a little bit of money. It's easy to sometimes think 'what difference can my donation make?' or 'I'll do that when I'm less busy', but please take the plunge and help today.
Thank you for reading... now please help & donate ->
TL/DR - I'm running from the UK to Sicily, unsupported, wild camping along the way. Raising money for Save The Children, a brilliant, financially transparent charity that help children around the globe in emergencies, with health, nutrition and education ensuring they get the best start in life despite their adverse conditions. PLEASE donate.
To get there I'll have to run roughly 65/70 marathons in 100 days and cover a huge spectrum of different challenges, including scaling the Alps, traversing Volcanos and having to vaseline my nipples in the woods each morning without being arrested. To save money I'll be wild camping and living primarily on tinned fish, cheese and whatever I can get my hands on, depending on the kindness of strangers for my water. I'll be unsupported and be carrying all my gear/food/water in a backpack, weighing roughly 12kg.
My journey will take me from Canterbury to Dover whereby I'll take the ferry to Calais, I'll run from Calais enter Switzerland, run around Lake Geneva and scale the Alps, before descending into northern Italy, then I'll run the length of Italy, before taking the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina and running across Sicily via Mt.Etna and then to Palermo, whereby my legs will detach themselves and leave my body in search for a kinder host.
All dad jokes aside, this is for a fantastic cause and I hope you'll please donate a little bit of money. It's easy to sometimes think 'what difference can my donation make?' or 'I'll do that when I'm less busy', but please take the plunge and help today.
Thank you for reading... now please help & donate ->
TL/DR - I'm running from the UK to Sicily, unsupported, wild camping along the way. Raising money for Save The Children, a brilliant, financially transparent charity that help children around the globe in emergencies, with health, nutrition and education ensuring they get the best start in life despite their adverse conditions. PLEASE donate.