NEWS RELEASE Genmed sponsors Rochdale athlete, Ann-Marie McGilvray, in Land’s End to John o’ Groats cycle challenge
LONDON, UK (PRWEB UK) 11 September 2017 -- Genmed, a specialist vendor neutral managed services provider working in the NHS, announces today that it is sponsoring Ann-Marie McGilvray, a member of Rochdale Triathlon Club, who will be attempting her biggest challenge yet - to cycle 969 miles from Land’s End to John o’ Groats in just nine days. She will undertake the ride to raise awareness and sponsorship for GB Paralympic Athletes through their charity, Supercharge.
Completing on average 108 miles a day, this epic challenge starts on Saturday September 9, 2017 and finishes on Sunday 17, 2017. The ride is supported through Deloitte Ride Across Britain and attracts high quality entrants with riders having to complete each daily stage in a set time.
Commencing at Lands’ End, the route winds up through the country with overnight stops in Oakhampton, Bath, Ludlow, Haydock, Penrith, Hamilton, Fort William, Kyle and finally John o’ Groats.
As part of her training schedule, Ann-Marie completed the Outlaw Triathlon in July which entailed swimming 2.4 miles, cycling 112 miles and then running a marathon. No stranger to pushing herself to the limits, she finished in an incredible 12 hours seven minutes.
Ann-Marie McGilvray, says, “It was last year while competing in the European Sprint Distance Triathlon Championships in Lisbon that I witnessed first-hand para athletes taking part from Great Britain and Europe. Despite their varying disabilities, I was so inspired that I started to think about how I could support them and future generations. The idea of riding the length of Great Britain was borne which seemed suitably challenging not just physically but mentally, too.”
Supercharge’s goal is to give the Paralympics GB athletes the best preparation and support. It helps make the vital difference between people coming fourth and first, giving the athletes the best chance to win gold and making the nation proud. Their success can inspire a positive change in society by challenging people’s perceptions of disability or by motivating others to take up sport for the first time.
Ann-Marie has a track record of excellence:
- Earlier this year, she competed for Great Britain in the European Standard Distance Triathlon Championship in Kitzbuhel, Austria where she was the 8th British finisher;
- She has just returned from Canada where she again competed for Great Britain in the World Sprint Duathlon Championships coming 11th in her age group and the 4th British finisher.
Help support Ann-Marie raise money for Supercharge
Ann-Marie is hoping to raise over £2,000 to support the Paralympic GB athletes by competing the Land’s End to John o’ Groats challenge.
So far, she has raised at over £1,600 and all donations will go directly to the charity as she has personally paid her entry fee and all travelling expenses to get to and from the start and finish.
Her personal sponsors for this event are Genmed and The Ride Stuff, a cycle shop in Littleborough who has serviced and looked after her bikes and provided excellent advice and equipment.
If you would like to donate and support this worthy cause – no matter what amount - you can do this through Ann-Marie’s Just Giving page.
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/AnnMarieMcGilvray
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About Genmed
Founded in 2007 and based in London and Wales, Genmed is a vendor neutral managed service provider specialising in the health sector. It works with 40 NHS Trusts and Health Boards around the country where, to date, it has 220 contracts supporting a variety of clinical disciplines such as pathology, surgery, endoscopy, imaging along with medical records, IT and facilities. Genmed’s asset finance requirements are funded by large blue chip partners including Societe Generale, GE Capital, Macquarie and Lloyds Corporate. Currently Genmed’s contract portfolio totals around £430 million.
Genmed is headquartered in Weybridge, Surrey. For further information, please visit http://www.genmed.eu
For further information, please contact
Tom Herbst
Tom Herbst PR
T:07768 145571
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Tom Herbst, Tom Herbst PR, +44 7768145571, [email protected]
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