Breast Cancer Now Somerset Group: Trimwise 24 Hour Cycle Completed

Hard Work But Great Times!

Started:            Noon Saturday December 1st 2012
Finished:          Noon Sunday December 2nd 2012
Where:             Trimwise Gym, Bridgwater, Somerset

Huge respect!   Awesome effort from all involved.

For 24 hours, dozens of members from Bridgwater's Trimwise gym joined four teams from their Fit And Trim Club to keep the wheels of spin cycles spinning non-stop, all in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

We won't know the final total of money raised for a number of days but there's still time to get involved and help fund Breakthrough's world class research centres:
TRIMWISE BRIDGWATER JUST GIVING PAGE

It really was a great event with friends and supporters dropping in to join in the fun and keep spirits high. As well as having a range of Breakthrough literature on show, with Julies Legacy and TLC leaflets available, the TRIMWISE 2013 NAKED CALENDAR was also on sale - proving very popular indeed!

Sneak peek

The cycle challenge came about when the gym's weight loss group wanted to show and celebrate the health benefits of exercise and healthy eating, and a full day spinning seemed like a good idea at the time.

Each team had a spin bike that a member was cycling at all times, in various time slots, all under the watchful eyes of several instructors throughout the 24 hours. There were eight other bikes in use most of the time... apart from the two bikes that were broken overnight of course!

To complement the fundraising, the four teams sported Breakthrough awareness names:

Team 'TOUCH' was captained by Kate Henstridge
Team 'LOOK' was commanded by Melanie Bicknell
Team 'CHECK' was inspired by Laura Lee Parker
Team 'AWARE' was marshalled by Hayley Dhaliwal

Team Captains

Details of hours cycled and names of all who took part are not yet available but all of us at Breakthrough Breast Cancer Somerset Group would like to thank everyone who eased into a saddle and made this event possible. It is only with the help of people like yourselves up and down the country that we are able to work towards our goal - a future free from the fear of breast cancer.

Thank you all.

Here's a rather large amount of pics from various stages of the cycle challenge, along with a video of the FINAL COUNTDOWN - thanks for reading and enjoy!