An idea grown from ex forces’ John Proctor, whose impressive CV consists of:

* 2 years in the T.A.
* 8 years in the army walking hills with packs on his back
* Qualified level 3 personal trainer
* Army physical training instructor
* 2 marathons
* 10 half marathons
* God knows how many 10k’s
* Welsh 3 peaks
* National 3 peaks
* 40 mile hike comp in the signals.

Leads the team in to their very first Longmynd Hike, and possibly on to further events.

For more details on the hike itself, please visit the Longmynd Hike website: https://www.longmyndhike.org.uk/

About us:

Based in Market Drayton, John, Terry, Ryan & Jon are all part of the Group IT Function for Muller UK & Ireland

John Proctor (Sarg) – Network & Security Specialist
Terry Monteith – Group SQL DBA & Client Technical Lead
Ryan Davis – Technical Support Analyst & Client Technical Lead
Jon Whitfield – Data Centre Operations Team Leader

Proc The Rock has been doing events for years and posed the question back in January to Terry, Ryan & Jon,  as a way to help be fitter and healthier. Proc promised a gruelling training schedule, and with the rest of the team having no history of hiking, walking or running; they revelled in the opportunity to join him.

We chose the Guillain-Barre & Associated Inflammatory Neuropathies (gain) charity as this is particularly close to Terry:

"The reason I wanted to raise money and awareness for such a great charity is because I have seen first hand the effects that this rare but serious condition can have. Guillain-Barre is the rapid onset of muscular weakness caused by the immune system damaging the nervous system. Almost overnight, a close family member went from being healthy to having very limited mobility without any warning. The impact on the lives of people dealing with this illness is massive and Guillain-Barré & Associated Inflammatory Neuropathies or GAIN are there to help and support patients and their families as well as investing into valuable research."

About the charity:

Guillain-Barré syndrome is a rare autoimmune condition affecting the peripheral nervous system, usually leading to temporary or long-term paralysis. Around 80% of those with GBS will make a good recovery, but between 5-10% of people will not survive and the other 10-15% may be left with severe mobility or dexterity issues. GAIN helps people understand and manage both acute and chronic variants of the syndrome, raises awareness, and promotes clinical and non-clinical research into these conditions. For more info visit www.gaincharity.org.uk