Build up to 1000K in a day.

“Wheels of Recovery” is a sports project run from within Haringey Advisory Group on Alcohol” (reg. Charity no.1054656) an alcohol treatment agency in Haringey-North London. We've been concentrating all our efforts on a 1000K combined cycle relay in Finsbury Park. It is happening, Saturday 27th September. Logistics have been a nightmare, but thats a positive because we now number 10-20 committed recovering people who have taken endurance sports on as a way of expressing ourselves and being of service to others. It's a fundraiser, all proceeds go to providing more sports and outdoor pursuits for people with addiction issues in our borough.
About 2 months ago we were awarded £5000 by the London Cycling Campaign, and since then we haven't looked back, organising this event as a way of publicising our philosophy of physical lifestyle as a way of focusing your life post drugs/alcohol.
All the local cycle shops have sponsored us, the supermarkets and cafes have helped us out with food, and the local press and drug/alcohol therapy trade press will be in attendance.
We've been training hard in the parks and along the canals of North & East London, along the Thames, through the City & West End. if we raise enough money we'll go out to the Chilterns this Autumn for some serious mountain biking (and trail running).
People in recovery often find they are suffering from a feeling of emptiness and a lack of direction. We believe that many people can discover a new power within themselves through the challenge of physical pursuits. Expanding personal limitations & service to the community underpin our philosophy of recovery from addiction. The event will be filmed in order to document these stories of mental and physical transformation.

We are hoping that this endurance event will become a fixture, as it relies on teamwork, and the emphasis is on personal bests rather than racing, but we can race as well if we want to. there should be some great athletes there including ironmen and ultramarathoners as well as people who can't ride but who nevertheless will complete circuits on foot.

Email us for details or a sponsor form.