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Special thank you to @noahsarkcharity especially o

Special thank you to @noahsarkcharity especially our wonderful Kath! Their support was fantastic! We achieved our goals & raised lots of money for the charity to use in support of all the amazing things that go on at Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital. Thank you
@noahsarkcharity here’s to the next
@mad_challenge_2023 !!
#fundraising#makingadifference
#phyicalchallenge #12days
#cycling#canoeing#hiking

Barlow Trailers! Enormous thank you from team mad

Barlow Trailers! Enormous thank you from team mad challenge! Barlow trailer lent us a horse box, donated our first tank of petrol & also donated a very generous £500 to our mad challenge! Without their help we would not have had a vehicle to transport all our kit for the 12 days of our mad challenge! Thank you SO much for your help & support

@rockfieldglamping Sarah & Mike donated their whol

@rockfieldglamping Sarah & Mike donated their whole glamming site for our team to stay in our final night on the challenge! An absolutely amazing place, super comfortable & stylish. We were very spoilt & hugely appreciated the luxury on our last night & headed for the finish line at 5am the following morning! Thankyou so much from all our team!!
@rockfieldglamping
#glamping#style
#comfort
#beautifuldestinations
#challenge#fundraising
#hiking#cycling
#canoeing🚣 #12days
@noahsarkcharity

More thank yous!! @twobarefeetcouk who’s awesome

More thank yous!! @twobarefeetcouk who’s awesome changing robes so generously donated to our challenge, kept us dry & warm each day. When exhaustion set in each evening we all popped them on & helot ourselves warm & dry, great for to & from the showers as well! Now packed away for the next challenge!! Thank you
@twobarefeetcouk
#changingrobes#warm#dry#amazingkit

Big thank you to the owners & manager Elliot for t

Big thank you to the owners & manager Elliot for their hosting of our finish line for the mad challenge on 14th September!! It was an emotional landing for us at the pontoons by @boatinnchepstow . We were greeted by Elliot & his lovely staff & treated to bubbly to celebrate🍾🥂. They ssupported our challenge on their social media & helped us fundraise by telling our story!! Big huge thank you from mad challenge for @noahsarkcharity
#greatpub#lovelystaff❤️
#supersupportive#thankyou
#fundraising#challenge

Team mascot at the finish line of 12 days of hikin

Team mascot at the finish line of 12 days of hiking, cycling & canoeing fundraising for @noahsarkcharity
She helped us all through the tough days, hiked Skiddaw with us but sadly it was to hot for her to continue with the rest of the mountains over the following two days. She was a great base companion for our support team & travelled with us in the back up vehicle as the team cycled across England !! Fundraising for our fabulous charity@noahsarkcharity!
#caninemascot#rhodesianridgeback
#furbabylove#finishline#fundraisingevent

mad challenge very special visit to Noah’s Ark H

mad challenge very special visit to Noah’s Ark Hospital, just before we started our challenge.very proud to be the first visitors allowed into the hospital for a tour since Covid closed the hospital to no essential visitors. We learnt so much, we’re moved to tears but totally inspired by what we saw & heard. Nothing could have motivated us more to achieve our challenge & raise as much money as we could for the @noahsarkcharity .
#fundraisingevent#childrenscharity#changinglives#makingadifferencetogether#team
#challengr#inspiration

mad challenge would like to give a shout out & tha

mad challenge would like to give a shout out & thanks to the awesome guys at the WhiteLion in Wem, who so generously gave our whole team dinner & breakfast on our cycling leg of the challenge. To Angie & her lovely staff we salute you for helping us on our way to success & achieving our goal!!! If your in the area pop into this lovely pub for a great welcome!
#pub#atmosphere#greatfood
#thankyou #fuelingourbodies
#helpingus

Thank you Oilmaxx especially kat for the amazingly

Thank you Oilmaxx especially kat for the amazingly generous donation & support of our mad challenge. Every penny you donated in fuel was money we could give to our charity! Thank you for literally fueling our challenge & helping us achieve our aim of fundraising for @noahsarkcharity
#fuellingadventure
#challenge#fundraiser
#makingadifference

Wolfs Kept us going each day! Slow release goodnes

Wolfs Kept us going each day! Slow release goodness of oats was our staple morning breaks. Thank you @wolfysfoods so much for your great support of our challenge 👏👏👏👏fundraising for @noahsarkcharity
#oats#protien#goodness#organic
#breakfast#fuel#challenge
#challenge#fundraising
#makingadifference

Bit of fun! Last few moments of our 200 mile cycle

Bit of fun! Last few moments of our 200 mile cycle fundraising for @noahsarkcharity . Having already climbed the four highest mountains in England in three days we then cycled 200 miles followed by canoeing 100 miles of the River Wye!!
#cycling#fundraising#exhausting#fun#greatcause❤️ #madchallenge2023

Now that we have finished our mad challenge we wan

Now that we have finished our mad challenge we want to thank our amazing supporters! Thank you Eleat Cereal for helping us with protein packed cereals! Huge thank you from mad challenge team @eleatcereal @noahsarkcharity
#eleatcereal#protien#performance
#challenge#12days#cycling#hiking
#caneoing#fundraising#childrenscharity#makingadifferencetogether
#inspiringothers#achievements#goals

Little bit of paddling on the Wye!! Sarah & Gerain

Little bit of paddling on the Wye!! Sarah & Geraint paddling on day two of the canoeing challenge with @wyeadventures. Big thank you for their awesome support for our challenge & @noahsarkcharity
#canoeingadventures #paddling#fundraising
#challenge#12days#hiking#canoeing#cycling

Few pics from the cycling leg of our challenge. Cy

Few pics from the cycling leg of our challenge. Cycled 200 in blistering sun, pouring rain ☔ but we did it,!!
Huge achievement for all of us for @noahsarkcharity

Wow! What an incredible experience! Over the last

Wow! What an incredible experience! Over the last few weeks, we’ve climbed the four highest peaks in England, we cycled from Kendal to Glasbury in Herefordshire, over 200 miles, followed by canoeing the Wye 100.

We did all of this in 12 days to raise funds for the incredible @noahsarkcharity

And raise money we did! Over £22,000 raised for this absolutely amazing cause which will go towards helping change the lives of children and families across the UK.

We are immensely proud of every member of the mad challenge team, and we couldn’t have done any of this without the support of all our amazing sponsors.

Thank you all for allowing us to do this, and be able to raise such a wonderful figure for a very deserving charity.

We’ve tagged 20 of our sponsors in the post, and that’s all we can tag so we’re going to add the rest of you incredible companies below.

@msr_gear @campingandkitecentre @bbcwalesnews @bbchw @bbclancashire @sosocialmediauk @keelaoutdoors @bike_fit_solutions @barlowtrailers @grahameyesqualitybutchers @platypus.hydration @tvhc_insta

The end is near but we’re not slowing down!! The

The end is near but we’re not slowing down!! There’s Mike’s to be covered and £££ to be raised for @noahsarkcharity

#canoeinguk #madchallenge #canoecountry #wye100 #fundraising #charity

@mad_challenge_2023 is coming to an end!! With £££ thousands raised so far for the amazing @noahsarkcharity.

So help us out with a FOLLOW on Instagram and help us spread the word.

Thanks go to all our amazing sponsors and helpers.

@bythewye
@enduosports
@burns_farm__
@ribchesterarms
The Coaching Barns Wem
@tresseckcampsite
@rockfieldglamping
@crickadventure
@nutravetuk
@ruffwear_europe
@jetboil
@llangattockschool
@wolfysfoods
@eleatcereal
WyeNet
@horizonsocks
@mojoeurope
@twobarefeetcouk
@mann_broadbent
OilMaxx
@deuteruk
@mountainbootuk
@scarpa_uk
@msr_gear
@campingandkitecentre
@bbcwalesnews
@bbchw
@bbclancashire
@sosocialmediauk
@keelaoutdoors
@bike_fit_solutions
@barlowtrailers
@grahameyesqualitybutchers
@platypus.hydration
@tvhc_insta
Fusion Occupational Health

#MadChallenge raising money for the amazing @noahsarkcharity

When canoeing the #Wye100, stretching becomes less

When canoeing the #Wye100, stretching becomes less of a suggestion and more a way of life.

#canoeing #riverwye #madchallenge #canoe #strech #stretches #noahsark #charity #fundraising

First day of the canoeing. We were treated to a

First day of the canoeing.

We were treated to a lovely overnight stay courtesy of By the Wye Safari Tent Glamping, who generously put our team up for the night.

The first day on the river was Hay on Wye to Byecross followed by much needed evening physio session with Peaky and Geraint 🤣

We've raised a really good amount BUT we're not done yet!

So, if you’re following our journey and you're inspired to donate what you can, hit the link in our bio

#charity #madchallenge #fundraising @noahsarkcharity

@carrie_challenge has been beasting through all th

@carrie_challenge has been beasting through all the aspects of this challenge but picked up a puncture in her front tyre whilst going downhill and here’s the result.

Carrie is OK and has been x-rayed which shows nothing broken. Quite a nasty bit of road rash and another trip back to hospital about her hand.

This means Carrie won’t be completing the challenge but all the funds she’s raised so far will be going to support @noahsarkcharity

Heal up soon Carrie!! We’re going to miss you for the rest of the challenge.

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Supporting the Noah's Ark Charity at their superhero fund raising day

Supporting the Noah's Ark Charity at their superhero fund raising day

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