AND WE ARE OFF! Our expedition to Addis Ababa in aid of Annabelles Challenge Vascular EDS Charity and Meseret for Women starts today. The boys are committed to cover 690km each day this week before the big push next Sunday. By 8pm on 17/3/24 we will have covered 6917km. Donate at justgiving.com/team/schoolhou…

Over the weekend Swans covered over 800km. The size of the task is starting to dawn but I have every confidence the boys will stick to the task. Fundraising has topped £600, let us hope that we raise more pounds than km. Annabelles Challenge Vascular EDS Charity Meseret for Women justgiving.com/team/schoolhou…

Massive day on the bikes on Monday; 750 km travelled. Special mentions to Gabs, Anakin W, Neev G and Joe H. The year 9s managed to squeeze in 127km. Fundraising stands at over £700. justgiving.com/team/schoolhou…

Some massive days in the saddle! We have just crossed out of Europe and cycling through Turkey at the moment. Special mentions to the Mr Williams, Rocky L, Lochie and Archie W. Total raised is now over £900. donate by clickinhg o n the link below. justgiving.com/team/schoolhou…

Edward S is comfortably in the lead in terms of km completed; good effort from the head of house doing 4 A-levels! #leader

The boys have kept up the pace, averaging over 670km a day. On Sunday we have the Big Push where six exercise bikes will need to be maintained at about 25kmh for 12 hours to hit our 6,793km target. We have learned that saddles are uncomfortable!justgiving.com/team/schoolhou…

The Big Push starts at 8am. We have travelled 5,400 km this week so only have a mere 1,400 to go. See you all in the sports hall. Funds raised stands at £1,450 plus gift aid. justgiving.com/team/schoolhou…

session one is underway. #saddlesore

Session 2 complete 10 more hours to go and 1,200 km!

Session 4 almost complete, we have gone past the 6000km barrier. In the next hour we will be crossing the Red Sea. Swans are smashing it. £1550 + gift aid raised - can you help push it over £2000?

The third group hits the gym. In the middle of the peloton is Joe H who has racked up an amazing 355km in the last week. #dedication #numb Including gift aid and cash donations we have hit the £2000 mark - thank you. justgiving.com/team/schoolhou…

Some serious pain barriers being burst. This is the EIGHTH hour of cycling on 6 machines today, with only 4.5 hours to go we are on track to arrive in Addis in the last session. We have entered Ethiopia 🇪🇹

This was our route: 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇧🇪🇱🇺🇩🇪🇦🇹🇸🇮🇭🇺🇷🇸🇧🇬🇹🇷🇸🇾🇯🇴🇸🇦🇾🇪🇩🇯🇪🇹 Knock yourself out vexillologists!

The penultimate group is in the saddle BUT we are one bike down. BXB was pushing so hard the saddle broke. In this group is Bohdan who one week ago ran a marathon for Ukraine Charity #ironman

The final team is going for it. Archie W is the leading cyclist in years 9-11 and Jamie N has smashed it out in Y9 and is aiming for 180km.

🎉WE HAVE MADE IT!🎉 After approximately 350 hours in the saddle this week, the Swans have rowed and rode the distance from School House to Addis Ababa. The final teams are sticking at in the gym to see how far they can go. Today alone we covered over 1500km