Participant and organizer of the extreme challenge,

Name: Ian Mercer 44 married with 2 children,

I have done 2 London Marathons, and 3  Yorkshire 3 peaks races, and lots of other fell and road races, but not much cycling experience hopefully John will help me through that part of the challenge.

We are raising money for coronary care who have helped family and friends out so much, this is great way to repay them for there excellent work and care. We have set a very tough challenge to hopefully grab peoples interest and get good support to help all the people worse off than ourselves.

Ken Nicholls, married with 2 daughters and a stepson. I am a plumbing and heating engineer and also a retained firefighter based in Bolton-Le-Sands.

I have run 2 London marathons and 7 Great North runs and many other local runs. Training is going well and I am looking forward to the challenge...but maybe not the 450 miles in the saddle !

47 married with 2 children.  Firefighter for nearly 30 years.  I keep fit by biking every day to work, running at lunchtime and Saturday Football.

I am quite loooking forward to the challenge although I have some trepidation about the time frame. Its's all for a good cause!

I’m 45 years old currently living in the idyllic historic city of Lancaster. I’m married to my lovely wife and have one lovely daughter who having graduated from Manchester University currently lives and works there.

My work involves working with children in at times a challenging environment within a residential and education capacity. I also do voluntary work with the YMCA which is enjoyable and rewarding. My passions are listening to music and for the great outdoors.

This extends to Road Running (of which iam a member of Lancaster & Morecambe Athletic Club competing from 10k up to Half Marathon distance.). Also (when I can) I participate in Fell Running with Lonsdale Fell Runners. I also enjoy Fell Walking and Cycling

Age 40 (just)

I currently have 3 kids and a patient wife I am an outdoor enthusiast and always like to push myself to the limit. I fit kitesurfing, winter sports and mountain biking around work and church life.

The cause we are supporting and the great team involved have inspired me to take up this endurance challenge.

I am not sure if Ian invited me to join the team because of my medical knowledge, but I sincerely hope we will not need them!

Ps. Ian tells me the weather will be better when we do the 3 peaks

J Nathan R Masheder-Davies,

24 marriedI'm a PhD student at Lancaster University's physics department. I'veheld every exec position there in the "Lancaster University BackpackersAssociation" and was brought up in the outer Hebrides of Scotland. I'mreally looking forward to riding the stretch from loch Lomond to fortWilliam, as its my route home!

I tend to ride more than climb mountains these days as full weekends offare hard to come by and I don't have a car. So I ride to work rain, iceor sun and on my days off I ride out into the Yorkshire dales or toCumbria.This will be the first time I have taken part in a sponsored event and Ihope to be a help to the team and the coronary care unit that we aresupporting.