Merton College Boat Club is taking on the challenge to row from Oxford to London in just two days. 

From Iffley lock to Teddington lock... 32 beautiful locks, and a gruelling 160 km... It's going to be a long but beautiful journey. With a mere £10 you can support the equivalent of one lock along the journey. With your help, we are confident we can reach London on Sunday evening! 

As rowers, we sometimes have to enter the 'pain cave' in order to push our bodies to perform... but when we reach our goal, we are lucky enough to go back to a pain-free life.

Unfortunately, too many people are not so lucky. Chronic pain patients have to tolerate unwanted pain on a daily basis, and we are only beginning to understand the causes of their symptoms, and how to relieve them.

With this in mind, all your donations will go towards The Pain Relief Foundation, a UK based charity which funds research into the causes and treatment of human chronic pain. We would be thrilled if our two days of voluntary pain could improve the lives of those who suffer from unwanted pain on a daily basis.

NB: Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.