Following on from our HUGE sucess of Matt Baker’s Children in Need Rickshaw Challenge we’ve come up with a Edinburgh to London bike ride (no rickshaws sadly) that you too can take part in.
The journey between Scotland and England’s capital cities, takes you on an adventure through some of the British Isles finest landscape. The route covers over 450 miles of challenging country, through the rugged fells of Cumbria to one of Britain’s best loved national park, the Yorkshire Dales, and onto the flat land of Lincolnshire and quaint villages of Cambridgeshire. Each day brings new sights and experiences as well as exciting cycling ranging from testing climbs to fast descents. Our final day will lead you away from the peace of Britain’s countryside through London, finishing up where we celebrate this huge achievement.
ONLY £149 REGISTRATION FEE!
Don’t be fooled this is a tough challenge:
Day 1 – Edinburgh to Carlisle. 92 miles
Day 2 – Carlisle to Harrogate. 111 miles
Day 3 – Harrogate to Lincoln. 103 miles
Day 4 – Lincoln to Cambridge. 106 miles
Day 5 – Cambridge to London. 62 miles
So if this is something you’re up for sign up now- click here!
January 18th, 2012 | Adventure Travel, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, Charity Events, fund raising ideas, fundraising, Just Events, Just for Fun, open event, Raise funds for the charity of your choice | No Comments | 
Dust away those January blues with this wonderful New Year’s offer. We are offering a 10% discount off all entries to Just Walk 2012 – off all distances. All you need to do is enter ‘BLOGJW’ in your basket when asked for a discount code.
Just Walk is a wonderful one day walking event in West Sussex, over the stunning South Downs. Walkers can choose to walk either the 10km, 20km, 40km and 60km distances raising funds for the charity of their choice.
Full details are on the website.
January 18th, 2012 | Adventure Travel, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, Charity Events, charity trek, Corporate, Corporate Event Solutions, Corporate Experience, fund raising ideas, fundraising, Just Events, Just for Fun, Just Walk, open event, Raise funds for the charity of your choice, South Downs Way, Team, Team Building, teambuilding, Trek, trek for charity | No Comments |
It can be hard to keep yourself motivated when you’re training on your own, but Across the Divide has provided me with a helpful guide to preparing for the Arctic Circle, and while I’m working hard with my fundraising I also need to be working equally hard on improving my fitness. What better way to prepare than joining a running club?
Run Dem Crew was formed in east London in 2007 by a runner and writer called Charlie Dark — less than five years on the running club he started has more than 100 members, with some now forming spin-off groups in other parts of the capital.
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December 7th, 2011 | Adventure Travel, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, charity dog sledding, Charity Events, charity trek, Corporate, Corporate Event Solutions, Corporate Experience, corporate experiences, Corporate in the community, Dog Sled, Dog sledding, Endurance, fund raising ideas, fundraising, Just Events, Just for Fun, open event, Raise funds for the charity of your choice, Team, Team Building, teambuilding | No Comments |
Final countdown for the trip now! The training is almost complete, whilst Patrick has been battering his way to the top of Kilimanjaro, I have been trotting endlessly about the oxygen rich air of the Chilterns. Hard to know which effort will hold us in greatest stead for the race day but at the moment our focus has turned to packing and kit.
So what to take? We are in the happy position that we only need our trekking kit from Jiri to Namchee Bazaar, where we will meet the rest of the Everest Marathon team. They will bring our bags of running kit to Namchee. Always a bonus to be met half way with extra snacks, toiletries and a layer or two. We’ll also have porters from there….pure luxury! See below for full trekking list.
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November 22nd, 2011 | adventure race, Adventure Racing, Adventure Travel, cancer run, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, Charity Events, charity run, charity trek, Corporate, Corporate Event Solutions, Corporate Experience, corporate experiences, Corporate in the community, Corporate Social Responsibilty, CSR, CSR Projects, Endurance, fund raising ideas, fundraising, fundraising marathon, Journal, Just Events, Just for Fun, Marathon, Nepal, open event, Raise funds for the charity of your choice, Runner, Running, Social Enterprise, Team, Team Building, teambuilding, ultra marathon | No Comments |
We are all very excited indeed, as Friday marks the start of the BBC Children in Need – Rickshaw Challenge. Matt Baker, from The One Show, will cycle from Edinburgh to London in 8 days on a Rickshaw!
We are delighted to be working on such a fantastic new event, ATD will of course be making sure Matt Baker from The One Show has all the support he needs as he cycles the rickshaw.
Matt will embark on his arduous journey on the morning of Friday 11th November from Edinburgh Castle Esplanade and will attempt to complete the marathon 484 mile journey to the BBC in London, finishing live on The One Show’s Children in Need special on Friday 18th November on BBC One.
Throughout the challenge, Matt will be picking up passengers along the way, these will be a variety of surprise guests and Children in Need’s very own Pudsey Bear. He will brave the harsh winter elements and battle steep hills, to cycle his rickshaw for up to ten hours each day and burn up to 9000 calories daily
Route Summary
Day 1 Edinburgh to Hawick 53.5 Miles
Day 2 Hawick to Hexham 59.2 Miles
Day 3 Hexham to Barnard Castle 49.0 Miles
Day 4 Barnard Castle to York 70.6 Miles
Day 5 York to Lincoln 78.0 Miles
Day 6 Lincoln to Peterborough 73.2 Miles
Day 7 Peterborough to Cambridge 41.0 MilesDay 8 Cambridge to London 59.3 Miles
Follow the event as it happens on our Facebook page. Good luck to Matt and all the team.
To donate £5, text “MATT” to 70705. Texts cost £5 plus one standard rate message, £5 will go to BBC Children in Need. Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey for full terms and conditions You must be over 16 and ask the bill payer’s permission.
November 9th, 2011 | Adventure Travel, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, Charity Events, Comic Relief, Corporate, Corporate Event Solutions, Corporate Experience, corporate experiences, Corporate in the community, Corporate Social Responsibilty, CSR, CSR Projects, Endurance, fund raising ideas, fundraising, Just Events, Just for Fun, open event, Raise funds for the charity of your choice, Social Enterprise, Team, Team Building | No Comments |
We are delighted to announce that we are working on a fantastic new event, The One Show Rickshaw Challenge for BBC Children in Need, launched this evening.
ATD will of course making sure Matt Baker from The One Show has all the support he needs as he cycles the rickshaw from Edinburgh to London.
Matt will embark on his arduous journey on the morning of Friday 11th November from Edinburgh Castle Esplanade and will attempt to complete the marathon 484 mile journey to the BBC in London, finishing live on The One Show’s Children in Need special on Friday 18th November on BBC One.
The One Show will go live to Hawick on Friday 11th November, the first stop in Matt’s Rickshaw Challenge. The programme will greet him live on air every weeknight as Matt crosses the finishing line at each location. Every day viewers will be able to follow Matt’s progress online at the BBC Children in Need website www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey and on Twitter at @BBCCiN, @bakermattbaker and #CiNrickshaw, as he travels onwards from Hawick to Hexham, Barnard Castle, York, Lincoln, Peterborough, Cambridge and finally London.
Throughout the challenge, Matt will be picking up passengers along the way, these will be a variety of surprise guests and Children in Need’s very own Pudsey. He will brave the harsh winter elements and battle steep hills, to cycle his rickshaw for up to ten hours each day and burn up to 9000 calories daily.
Route Summary
Day 1 Edinburgh to Hawick 53.5 Miles
Day 2 Hawick to Hexham 59.2 Miles
Day 3 Hexham to Barnard Castle 49.0 Miles
Day 4 Barnard Castle to York 70.6 Miles
Day 5 York to Lincoln 78.0 Miles
Day 6 Lincoln to Peterborough 73.2 Miles
Day 7 Peterborough to Cambridge 41.0 Miles
Day 8 Cambridge to London 59.3 Miles
We are delighted to be involved in this event we’ll be updating our social media outlets and blog on a regular basis to follow their progress. Good Luck Matt and all the ATD team.
To Donate £5, text “MATT” to 70705, texts cost £5 plus one standard rate message, £5 will go to BBC Children in Need. Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey for full terms and conditions You must be over 16 and ask the bill payer’s permission.
October 24th, 2011 | Adventure Travel, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, Charity Events, charity trek, Comic relief Kilimanjaro trek, Endurance, fund raising ideas, fundraising, Just Events, Just for Fun, open event, Raise funds for the charity of your choice, Team, Team Building, teambuilding, Trek, trek for charity | No Comments |
Our London to Paris bike ride is an experience not to be missed. It’s a classic journey and a great cycling challenge. We begin our journey in Greenwich before heading out of London and into the rolling Kent countryside. Our second day of cycling takes us into the rural landscape of northern France and through some beautiful and varied scenery. Cycling along mainly minor roads and quiet lanes, we will just over 275 miles during the 4 days. We finish our challenge in the heart of Paris at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, and then have some time to explore this great city before celebrating our achievements over dinner.
Taking part in our London to Paris bike ride is one of the very best ways of experiencing the beauty of both the English and French countrysides, and what an amazing sense of achievement on completion!
“I knew why we wanted to do it, raise money for our chosen charity, Cancer Research. We had all been affected by recent deaths so it seemed the right thing to do. What fun I thought, and yes it was but also hard work. Thank goodness for the training we had put in!!
The whole event was amazing. The route [apart from getting out of London] was great and well planned out and signaled. The Across the Divide team were truly sensational and nothing was too much trouble. We all had an amazing event and will definitely look to do another one in 2012!!” Clive Moxham, 2011 London to Paris cyclist
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October 18th, 2011 | Adventure Travel, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, Charity Events, Corporate, Corporate Event Solutions, Corporate Experience, corporate experiences, Corporate in the community, Corporate Social Responsibilty, CSR, CSR Projects, fund raising ideas, fundraising, Just Events, Just for Fun, open event, Raise funds for the charity of your choice, Social Enterprise, Team, Team Building, teambuilding | No Comments |
With a busy events season now drawing to a close and October striking, we are drawing a deep breath, and setting our sites to focus hard on marathon training for the next month.
Our last week has been spent in Ireland and between family commitments and catching up with friends, we’ve managed a couple of runs in the Mourne mountains, Co.Down and Connemara, Co.Galway. Nice to change things up a bit and with distances progressing nicely it is looking more likely that the distance is achievable. Another factor, largely out of our control that will undoubtedly affect our performance on the day but hopefully not forbid our participation is altitude.
The main difference between running the Everest Marathon and a marathon in the hills of the UK is the effect of altitude. The higher you go, the air is less concentrated and so there is less oxygen. With less oxygen available, your lungs and heart have to work harder, and without proper acclimatisation serious illness, or worse, can result. The effect of altitude starts to become noticeable for most people from around 2500 metres (approximately 7000 feet plus). With the Everest Marathon starting at 5000 metres (over 16000 feet) it is going to be very hard work even though we should be well acclimatised!
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October 11th, 2011 | Adventure Travel, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, Charity Events, charity trek, Corporate, Corporate Event Solutions, Corporate Experience, corporate experiences, Corporate in the community, Corporate Social Responsibilty, CSR, CSR Projects, Endurance, Everest Base Camp, fund raising ideas, fundraising, Himalayas, Just Events, Just for Fun, Nepal, open event, Raise funds for the charity of your choice, Social Enterprise, Team, Team Building, teambuilding, Trek, trek for charity, ultra marathon, wilderness running | No Comments |
Hello All,
Back for a quick update. Training continues to go well – battered out 16miles in the Chilterns today, so hopefully on track. Starting to consider giving up booze (poor will power on that one so far), giving up coffee (even worse will power), sorting out nutrition (eating as much as possible) and getting plenty of sleep (that’ll be the day working in the events world!), all in the name of training.
Just a bit of info on our fundraising! This wasn’t really our main priority in setting ourselves the goal of running the Everest marathon – more the lust to travel and have an achievable goal ahead to train for. Neither Patrick nor I really enjoy sticking our necks out and asking for cash, but Bufo ventures (the Everest Marathon organisers) recommended setting up a Virgin money giving page and we thought we would give it a go! The result has been astonishing and we have been both overwhelmed by people’s generosity and support of our endeavours and three very worthwhile causes.
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October 4th, 2011 | Adventure Travel, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, Charity Events, charity trek, Corporate, Corporate Event Solutions, Corporate Experience, corporate experiences, Corporate in the community, Corporate Social Responsibilty, CSR, CSR Projects, Endurance, Everest Base Camp, fund raising ideas, fundraising, Himalayas, Just Events, Just for Fun, Marathon, Nepal, open event, Raise funds for the charity of your choice, Social Enterprise, Team, Team Building, teambuilding, Trek, trek for charity, ultra marathon, wilderness running | No Comments |
Join us on the experience of a lifetime! Our dog sledding trip takes you through the Norwegian wilderness and deep into the Arctic Circle. You will have your own team of huskies to work with, as you travel across this region’s deep snow and frozen lakes. Accommodation will be in heated cabins, some with the option of a sauna in the evening.
2012 also looks set to be one of the best times to view the legendary Northern Lights. NASA has forecast that the Northern Lights will shine at their brightest levels for 50 years due to increased solar particle activity, and the far north of Norway is one of the best places in the world to see this amazing phenomenon.
Trip of a lifetime. Loved every moment. Tim, dog sledder Feb 2008.
Thanks for the most amazing week here in Norway. The trip surpassed all expectations. Excellent company, great food and surprisingly comfortable accommodation. John, Open dog sledder 2010
October 4th, 2011 | Adventure Travel, Challenge, Charity Challenge, Charity Challenges, charity dog sledding, Charity Events, charity trek, Corporate, Corporate Event Solutions, Corporate Experience, corporate experiences, Corporate in the community, Corporate Social Responsibilty, CSR, CSR Projects, Dog Sled, Dog sledding, Endurance, fund raising ideas, fundraising, Just Events, Just for Fun, open event, Raise funds for the charity of your choice, Social Enterprise, Team, Team Building, teambuilding | No Comments |
