Combat Stress
March In March Virtual Challenge 2024
Supporting Veterans' Mental Health
Mission Accomplished!
My Story
I am so excited to once again be showing my support for Combat Stress in my third March In March virtual challenge to help raise much needed funds and awareness for Veterans’ Mental Health.
My virtual fundraising participation started back in 2019. I started using my trusted Motomed exercise bike a year later and have now to date cycled around 212 miles in 9 separate Virtual Events.
I was born with cerebral palsy which has affected three of my limbs: my right arm and both my legs. My virtual cycling challenges have greatly tested my physical limits, given my disability. Daily, I am in admiration of veterans' determination and courage both physically and mentally to heal and move beyond their battles.
My starting aim is to cycle to every Barracks in Scotland and my ultimate goal is to do the same for all Barracks across the United Kingdom. So far, I’ve accomplished three Barracks in Scotland.
My Mission
For this year’s March In March, I have chosen a route I am not so familiar with, but like every virtual challenge I participate in, it has been meticulously planned out and visited.
On Saturday the 23rd of March, I will cycle nonstop using my Motomed exercise bike starting at the War Memorial in Bankfoot, north of Perth, Scotland and ending at the Queens Barracks, 7SCOTS The Royal Regiment of Scotland.
Mission Accomplished!
On Saturday, 23rd of March, I completed my third virtual March In March challenge by cycling 10 miles non-stop starting at the Bankfoot War Memorial and finishing at the Queens Barracks 7SCOTS in 1hr 25mins.
Through generous donations and huge amounts of support, I have surpassed my fundraising goal to raise £1,068.00.
Since completing my virtual March In March challenge for 2024, I have participated in ten separate virtual challenge events, covering a total distance of two hundred and twenty-two miles. And counting ...
With sincere thanks...
Combat Stress is the UK’s leading charity for veterans’ mental health. For a century they’ve helped former servicemen and women with mental health problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression. The work they do is life-changing and often lifesaving.
I am extremely proud to have played a small part in raising awareness and vital funds for Combat Stress.
I would like to thank
Combat Stress for giving me the opportunity to show my support for their charity.
