Chris Dakin is possibly one of the more unlikely candidates i’d imagine to be doing a mammoth push bike ride from London to Paris.
This chap isn’t someone i’ve seen to be especially athletic nor a ’spring chicken’ (i’m sure he’ll love me for saying that) -- which makes him quite unlikely to choose to ride 234 miles in 3 days. Even if someone is a keen rider, this is still quite a distance to cover in such a short time.
So why would he choose to do this?
We’ll he’s doing it to raise money for a rather special charity called “Big Issue”. Now this charity is a little bit different to some of the ‘traditional’ charities. They help people who are less fortunate, often homeless people by allowing them to sell, what many consider, to be a quality magazine, and these people earn from the proceeds.
He made a video which shows him training (hopefully you can see it below):
As I said, he’s rather unlikely to elect to do this, but he has been training hard. He’s done somewhere in the region of 700 miles since Christmas, around 90 miles per week. This training is gradually rising to 200 miles per week, as he gets nearer the event.
The worrying thing is, unless he can raise £1300 by May 23rd (10 days away!) -- he can’t take part. This would be such a shame, as he’s put in so much effort to date and it would be an awful for the charity to miss out.
So, I wouldn’t normally ask -- but please consider donating -- even if it’s just a small amount, to help him take part, and complete his personal challenge!
Find out more, and sponsor online (paypal supported) via:
http://www.justgiving.com/chrisdakin
I’m sure a “during” video would make your donation worthwhile! 