Brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer… yet just 1% of the national spend on cancer research has been allocated to this devastating disease. This is unacceptable!

I am fundraising for Brain Tumour Research as they are the only national charity dedicated to funding long-term, sustainable research in the UK. Please help me fund the fight. Together we will find a cure.

This June we are going crazy ... 3 challenging events and totally over 600 miles altogether.

On 8th June 2024 we will do Sportive HQ event Flat 100. 100 miles in day.

On 22nd June 2024 Trudie Tandem will be doing the Coast to Coast Bike Ride . This isn't for the faint hearted as we well pedal from Seascale to Whitby. This will be a gruelling 150 miles in a day. Those who know us may think, we have done this before but it is very challenging, factor in 10, 000 ft of hills and on already tired legs. This is an all day thing from 5am till evening.

On 24th June 2024 we then pedal back from Seascale to Whitby, another hilly 150 miles in a day and on tired legs.

On 29th June 2024 we are challenging ourselves to the most cycled miles we have ever done. We are pedalling across 3 countries in a day. We will start in Gretna Green (Scotland), then down through England through the Lake District and then into Cheshire then into North Wales for a finish at Llandundo. A total of approx. 215 miles in the day.

UPDATE - we have had to change 3 countries in a day from 29th June to 20th July due to Mark having tendon injury. The change of date gives Mark time to heal so we can be sure to finish

To highlight how challenging this event is and why ...

* To pedal over a hundred miles in a day means a lot of training. Not only on event day but in getting strong enough to cycle that many hours.

* To do 150 mins s in a day means cycling 5am till evening - imagine pedalling all that time and all that time is on the saddle, and it gets very uncomfortable on the old backside after so many hours. 150 miles doesn't sound bad given we cycle a lot. This is brutal ... Over 10, 000 ft of elevation. To put that in context it's 3 miles of height to climb, or 4 Snowdonia Mountains. Then consider that a mere few miles after starting we have to ride up Englands steepest road - Hardknott pass. Serious riders (and cars) struggle to get up this mountain (hill doesn't do it justice). It's a 1 in 3 gradient at it's steepest, and overall its 2km of pain. remember we're trying to get a tandem up it, which are notoriously hard to climb on and we will be doing it on already drained legs. Just a couple of miles after Hardknott pass is Wrynose pass. This is another 30% gradient to climb up on already tired legs. We also need to descent down the other side of these mountains, which sounds easy. At least gravity is on our side. But on narrow roads, a one in three gradient, loose tarmac, hairpin bends, almost sheer drops to the side - it's not easy. Spare a thought for Meg on the back with no control and no brakes. Once this tough section is complete we only have another 130 odd miles to get to the finish line. Again on already tired legs. We believe there is a 25% gradient 6 miles from the finish when we'll be desperate to get to the end. To have a chance of finishing we are setting off at 5am. If we average 12mph (a good speed given the hills and distance) then we have around 12 and a half hours on the saddle. If we average 11mph then that becomes 14 hours. It's difficult standing on the pedals on a tandem - all that time is on the saddle, and it gets very uncomfortable on the old backside after so many hours.Add in food and rest stops and we're finishing between 8pm and midnight. Remembering that each rest stop adds on time but at each rest stop it's harder and harder to get back on with tired, achy legs and sore bottoms

*** Add to this that after one day to rest we are pedalling from Whitby to Seascale that's approximately 150 miles in a day. We will be doing this on legs that are still tired and drained having already done 150 miles that weekend already.

**** 3 countries is a day is just pure brutal. Over 200 miles in a day means cycling from approx 5 am till 10 or 11 pm. We will need to keep up pace to manage all those miles.

Why ??? So why not cycle for fun.

Megan's Grandma Eva had a brain tumour. We want to help Brain Tumour Research to fund research to stop this happening to others. Life changing treatment is something important to Megan in the effort to save lives.

We're asking all our friends and family's please get behind. Doesn't support this brilliant cause. You have done so much brilliant work not only for our own family but also for hundreds of others.

We are doing this in memory of Eva Boardman, the best Grandma ever and would ask everybody to support us in keeping her memory alive.

This is a cause really close to heart and we want to reassure everybody that every penny donated goes to the cause. We do not take any funds for expenses and cover all costs such as bike repairs, hotels, travel expenses, etc. Ourselves so that every penny can go where it's needed.

Please but while we are asking everybody who remembers Eva to donate that no donation is too small. We know that times are tough and that money is tight. However, if everybody who remembers her sponsored just £1, this would make a huge difference to this amazing charity.