Swindon-based independent mortgage company, TED Mortgages, are in team-training ready to Race To the Stones in aid of local charity SNDogs.
The four-strong team will be taking part in the gruelling event which takes place on the weekend of 9 & 10 July.
The route will start in Oxfordshire, passing close to the Uffington White Horse and ending at Avebury Stone Circle in Wiltshire.
This challenge - which has been voted the best endurance event in the UK for three years in a row - follows the ancient Ridgeway and can be tackled in a single day, or over the weekend. The TED team are going for it over a 24 hour period.
Hundreds of people are said to take part in the iconic event, to raise money for their own chosen charities or to test their own personal endurance or both.
Chris Blackwell, a director of TED Mortgages, said: “We are all looking forward to the big day. It’s a mix of excitement and fear but we are going to give it a good go. We have got less than two weeks now to get the miles in our legs and be ready for the event.
“My colleague Daniella Black is leading the way with her training and is on for the fastest time, hopefully she will drag the rest of us along with her.
“Tom has been nursing a knee injury so has had to contend with that, but he is going in the right direction.
“James Harris has had the end of the football season to help boost his fitness and I am walking daily to make sure I’m ready to go.”
The team have pledged to raise money this year for SNDogs as it’s a charity close to all of their hearts.
Founder Tom and his wife Emily adopted Ted, a border collie from the organisation several years ago and later Tom went on to include both of his dogs in his company name - TED stands for Tom, Emily & Dogs.
Clare Fantini-Stephens of SNDogs said: “As all of our dogs live in foster homes we don’t have kennels so all money raised will go directly to the dogs for vets’ fees such as neutering, dental work, vaccinations, flea treatments and any other on-going treatment a dog requires when it comes into our care.”
The team hope to raise £3,000 for the organisation during 2022 and this event will be one of the activities helping them to achieve this goal.
Anyone who wishes to support the TED Mortgages team as they set off on their Race To The Stones can donate at https://bit.ly/3noOhvY
TED Mortgages is a specialist, independent, fee-free, certified mortgage brokers. They work with their customers with a ‘whole of market’ approach, tailored to each person’s circumstances to help customers understand all their mortgage and protection options.
More information can be found on their website at https://www.tedmortgages.co.uk
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