2024 Raised to Date £44,489.22
2025 raised to date: £761
Upcoming Challenges
May 10th - Mont Ventoux
June 7th - The Arctic marathon, Vesteralen, Norway
Latest News
Seville and Rome marathons were a cracking start to the year. The Reading Half Marathon went well too, with a sprint finish getting me under the 2 hour mark.
I joined the last part of Neil Russell’s incredible running journey from Oxford to Cambridge on April 6th. What a star he is !
More details for 2025 are below and information on the 10 sports challenges for September will follow.
I was delighted to be invited onto the Everyone Active Podcast this week to talk about exercise and Parkinson’s along with Alastair Macfarlane from Everyone Active. Great fun and great to learn more about their free membership and services for people with Parkinson’s
Special donation received
Thank you to Mark Heasman for his donation of a book celebrating 40 years of British Sport that was sent to John Major in 1993when he was the UK’s Prime Minister. Many of the images in the book are signed by heroes including Roger Bannister, Bobby Moore, Bobby Charlton and Tessa Sanderson. We will be arranging an auction of the book soon. If you’d like to be kept informed, please just let me know..
2025 Challenges completed so far
The Seville marathon, Rome marathon, the Reading Half marathon and day 2 of Neil Russell’s incredible Oxford to Cambridge running challenge
Challenges for the rest of 2025
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Norway
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Berkshire
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Dublin to Galway
and Mayo back
to Dublin again
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The Cutty Sark - Greenwich
May 10th - 17th: Raid Province cycle tour including Mont Ventoux
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Portugal
14 cyclists including a number with Parkinson’s brought together by Cure Parkinson’s to take on the French Alps over 6 days. Between 536km and 792km of distance and 8,400m to 14,900m of ascent depending which team I am able to make each day
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The Alps, France
June 7th : Arctic marathon in Vesterelen
The island of Vesterelen in the arctic circle could have been made for the marathon. 42.2km around with beautiful scenery
June 15th: The Hampshire Hoppit Marathon
This year is the 10th running of the Hampshire Hoppit. Well known for steep climbs and wonderful views across the Downs.
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The Stoop
June 22nd : Try-athlon
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June 23rd- July 4th: Cycling North to South of Portugal
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Silchester Village Green
Over 20 cyclists, most of whom have Parkinson’s, will cycle through Portugal over 10 days , 817km and 7, 510 of ascent. This brings together a number of the team who cycled in the arctic circle last year and from Brighton to Barcelona the year before.
July 18th-26th: Cycle tour of Ireland
7 days of cycling with days varying from 40 miles to 90 miles crossing from east to west of Ireland , heading north and then back east once more. A number of the brilliant team from near Tadley who have been on a number of challenges over the years are joining with some of the Shaughnessy family too!
August 1st : Climbing up the rigging of the Cutty Sark
Details of runs , September sporting month and golf to follow
August 31st: 2 hour marathon challenge “The re-run”
Going the Extra Mile 2025 in 2024
Other moments to remember in 2024
Challenges and celebrations from before 2024!
Chosen Charities
Helping to fund a new research approach being developed with other great Charities in the U.K. and overseas that will make research happen quicker and at a lower cost