Moonride 2012

Hi, I'm Gail, an in-house translator from Russian to English here at Gherson. I wanted to do a charity event in memory of my grandmother and as she and my grandpa used to ride a tandem on their holidays (see photo below!) I thought a cycle ride was appropriate. I chose the Alzheimer's Society as my charity because she also suffered from dementia later in life. They do great work helping families of sufferers as well as funding research into treatment for the condition. Thanks to people's kind donations I have managed to raise 56% of my target so far - but please give if you can! http://www.justgiving.com/Gail-Barr68 .

All that is left is to actually do the ride! 100 km overnight from London to Brighton - I hope it's a moonlit one! I have been cycling to work regularly and doing some running to get in shape, but I think the hardest part is going to be staying awake! (I like my sleep.) Action Challenge are very well organised though and we have regular food stops along the way - I hope to post some photos to my justgiving page - especially when I get to the top of that very steep hill (Ditchling Beacon) just outside Brighton!