| | A team of 20 management
consultants braved the
erratic British weather
to raise over £15,800
for charity, with a
sponsored run and cycle
from their offices in
Westminster, London all
the way to Land’s End,
Cornwall.
The two teams, from
programme and project
management firm
Moorhouse Consulting,
battled through rain,
wind and shine via
Hungerford, Taunton, and
Plymouth to raise funds
for Cancer Research and
Great Ormond Street
Hospital Children's
Charity (GOSHCC). The
team smashed their
fundraising target and
arrived, tired, wet yet | |
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| | victorious, in Land's
End on Sunday morning.
Consultant David
Epps, who co-managed the
event for Moorhouse,
said the team were
thrilled with their
achievement.
"At last year's
inaugural event we
managed 252 miles from
London to Bideford in
forty hours, and we were
determined to raise the
bar in 2007, and raise
more funds for our
charities. The weather
tried its best to put us
off course but we
battled through to the
end! There was a
fantastic team spirit
and we had a lot of fun
on the road."
Divided into two | |
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| | teams of five pairs,
each pair spent roughly
eight hours on the road
in action for one hour
at a time, with one
person cycling and the
other running alongside.
Each team was supported
by a crew of eight who
ensured the participants
were well fed and
watered throughout the
event. The teams
travelled through night
and day, with the
objective being to see
how far each group could
make it along the
352-mile route in the
allotted time.
The Great Ormond
Street Hospital Team,
captained by Duncan
Hancox, made it to
Land’s End with a cool | |
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| | twenty-five minutes to
spare! The Cancer
Research UK Team,
captained by David Epps,
made it an hour later
... but were still
delighted by their
result!
Managing director Dom
Moorhouse said that
family and friends had
spurred them on by
estimating how far they
could make it.
He said: "It was a
tough physical challenge
but the bikes and legs
just about held up. Our
family, friends and
colleagues have also
'dug deep' for two great
causes. It was a
fantastic weekend.
"The sadists among
the team are already | |
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| | planning for next year's
event!"
Matthew Forrest,
senior fundraising
executive at GOSHCC
said: "Last year
Moorhouse raised almost
£3,500 for our charity
and the money was a
great boost to the
redevelopment work
taking place at the main
hospital site. The team
have surpassed
themselves this year
with a massive £7,500
raised and this will go
a long way to helping
our charity even
further. Long may their
desire to help us
continue!"
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