So what it the London 2 Paris (L2P) Challenge??
In may last year (2015) I was given a once in a lifetime opportunity to row, with an awesome but eclectic bunch of nutters, from the Tower of London to the Eiffel tower. The TowerToTower challenge was a life changing experience for all involved raising £300, 000 for a local charity.
Whilst on the challenge myself and a colleague casually suggested that cycling the route might be nice to help raise a few more pennies - we did this in June 2016 with a team of staff, students and friends from Staffordshire University.
In the build up to the cycle event I started to question the possibility of running the same route? As it happens it is possible (almost?!), and would involve 10 gruelling marathons (or longer) for 10 consecutive days through England and France. Over 270 miles in 10 days!
So, cut to...on August 18th I will be leaving with Tower Bridge with two of my undergraduate sports therapy students in an attempt to become the first person in the world to have completed the ROW, RIDE and RUN from London to Paris as 3 complete individual events.
Wish me luck and please follow our story in the build up and during the event...your support is invaluable!
Whilst on the challenge myself and a colleague casually suggested that cycling the route might be nice to help raise a few more pennies - we did this in June 2016 with a team of staff, students and friends from Staffordshire University.
In the build up to the cycle event I started to question the possibility of running the same route? As it happens it is possible (almost?!), and would involve 10 gruelling marathons (or longer) for 10 consecutive days through England and France. Over 270 miles in 10 days!
So, cut to...on August 18th I will be leaving with Tower Bridge with two of my undergraduate sports therapy students in an attempt to become the first person in the world to have completed the ROW, RIDE and RUN from London to Paris as 3 complete individual events.
Wish me luck and please follow our story in the build up and during the event...your support is invaluable!
Tower to Tower Row500 miles row
7 days non-stop rowing 2hrs on 2hrs off (12 hrs per day) Completed June 2015 |
L2P Challenge - CycleOver 400km cycled
3 days Completed June 2016 |
L2P Challenge - RunA phenomenal 270 miles running
10 days 10 marathons ...starts Aug 18th! |