THREE COUNTY GARAGE SERVICE ADVISORS are braving a challenge of a lifetime by taking part in the Tough Mudder. This year a new course has been designed over 10-12 miles with 20+ obstacles, described by the organisers as an adrenaline junkie’s playground. This full-on mud and obstacle event takes place on 20 -21 August in Cirencester and is designed to drag participants out of their comfort zone by testing their physical strength, stamina, and mental grit.
Course organisers, Merrell, always provide amazing scenery and a change to get in touch with nature but on this course participants will not have the opportunity! Instead they will have to negotiate a mind bending combination of large grassy hills, dense dark forest and quicksand-like mud which means they will be more worried about taking their next step than the view.
Participant Michelle Hillman said, “This is a huge challenge and we don’t really know what we have let ourselves in for. We have done some training but we will probably have wished we had done a lot more once we are at the event! It will be the hardest team challenge we have taken part in but it will be worth it, because every penny we raise will be to raise funds for additional equipment to support local cancer patients in North Devon.”
Michelle will be joined by her work colleagues Andy Walker and Ben Street who work for the County Mazda/Renault/Dacia Garage in Barnstaple.
To rally them along, and help them raise as much as they can, go to https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/countygarage and give them your support.
Fundraiser Julie Whitton said “They are a very brave trio taking on this awesome and exhausting team challenge. Their fundraising will make a real difference to the lives of our patients receiving cancer treatment.”
The Seamoor Chemotherapy and Day Treatment Unit was opened to patients in April 2015 thanks to the overwhelming support from the people of North Devon who raised over £2.5million to enable the Unit to become a reality. The hospital charity Over and Above continue to raise funds for the unit so that it can be equipped with the very best medical equipment and care to treat cancer patients in North Devon. To find out how you can be involved visit www.overandabove.org.uk, the charity’s Facebook page or contact the North Devon District Hospital Fundraising Team on 01271 311772 or email ndht.charity@nhs.net