Miles, Muscle And Madness!
28 July 2010
A Costain graduate will be taking part in a gruelling
week of challenging events for the charity Leukaemia &Lymphoma
Research in September.
Justin Cobb, Graduate SHE Advisor on the Evaporator D project is
taking part, along with three friends, in The Great Coast to Peak
Challenge to raise money for vital research.
Leukaemia and Lymphoma are the most common causes of cancer
death in people under 35. Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research
is the only UK charity solely dedicated to research into blood
cancers, including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
The awesome schedule begins with the 3 Peaks Challenge (12-13
September) which starts in Scotland by climbing Ben Nevis, the
tallest of the 3 Peaks... Followed by a morning climb of Scafell
Pike in the Lake District, Cumbria... Then on to Snowdon, in
Wales, later that day - all within 24 hours!
From 15-17 September, the group cycles the 'Coast to Coast'
challenge. The journey begins at St Bees on the Cumbrian
coast, crossing the Lakeland fells, Northern Pennines and Durham
Dales before reaching Roker Beach, Sunderland on the East
coast. The route will mean the group endures 40 miles per
day.
The final challenge is The Great North Run on 19
September. This is the most popular half marathon in the
world. Starting in Newcastle upon Tyne, the runners make
their way around the City and out towards the coast, finishing in
South Shields.
The idea of the challenge came about as Justin knew someone with
this form of cancer, who mentioned The Great North Run as a means
of raising money for the charity. With more thought the group
came up with the idea of competing in three events, Justin said:
"We made it more of a challenge to raise even more money for
charity. It will certainly be challenging to complete three events
in a week!"
The group has set a target of £5,000 and the money raised will
help with life-saving research in finding causes, improving
diagnosis and treatments, and running ground-breaking clinical
trials for all blood cancer patients.
Please follow the below link to make a donation:
http://original.justgiving.com/greatcoasttopeak