16 mile run, 39 mile cycle: 5 tough hours - NSPCC, Sightsavers, Alzheimer Scotland

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Hi MSEs

I am seeking sponsorship for my efforts in undertaking the 2011 Rob Roy Challenge - www. robroychallenge.com - on 18th June, to raise funds for:

• The NSPCC - Cruelty to children must stop. Full stop.
  www. nspcc.org.uk Charity number SC037717
  
• Alzheimer Scotland - No one should go through dementia on their own.
  I've seen the effects of dementia and the burden it placed on my mother.
  www. alzscot.org Charity number SC022315
• Sightsavers - working to eliminate avoidable blindness.
  www. sightsavers.org Charity numbers 207544 / SC038110

The event comprises a 16 mile walk and a 39 mile cycle through the Scottish highlands following the Rob Roy Way. I aim to complete the course as quickly as possible, turning it into a race rather than a day out. My target is to finish in under 5 hours. In previous years this would be a top 10 finish out of 700+ entrants.

I'm 41, 6'1", 13st. I haven't run since recovering from knee surgery in 2000. I undertook to do this challenge in October last year, and my first attempt at running ended after 4 minutes, and left me hobbling for a week. Since then I have extended my range to be able to run 12 miles in under 2 hours, and ride 50 miles in 3 hours. Since March, I have run 120 miles and cycled 300 miles in training. I have shaved my legs!

Bids for your company logo on my running and cycling attire are sought!

Any contributions that you can make will be most gratefully received. To sponsor me, please visit the Rob Roy Challenge site at www. robroychallenge.com and enter my name, Neil Moss, on the "Sponsor" page.

Thank you most sincerely.

Neil Moss.