The Arctic Rider

Welcome back to he latest edition of The Arctic Rider blog.  It's my first (proper) blog of 2016 so I can officially say it's this year that I'm doing my Iron Butt challenge! Woohoo! While it's not as big an undertaking as my trip to the Arctic Circle in 2014, it's still going to be a mighty challenge but one that I am really looking forward to.  It was Winston Churchill who said "You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks"...And like my Arctic Ride in 2014 I've managed to attract some unexpected negative responses...  Only a few days ago at work I was chatting to a colleague about my Iron Butt ride and another colleague (who I don't know) butts in and queries  "Are you doing it on a peddle bike, like?" To which I truthfully replied "nope, motorcycle in less than 24 hours" "well how's that a challenge? People peddle it in a few days don't they?" ...

The Arctic Rider - Becoming a Sponsor of the Iron Butt challenge The Arctic Rider is an ongoing project of charity motorbike challenge s by fundraiser Gordon Stuart. Gordon is an Ambassador for special care babies charity  Tiny Lives , UK-brain injury charity  Cerebra , and global youth leader forum  One Young World .  Gordon on his departure to the Arctic - May 2014 Gordon combines his passion for motorbikes to help raise money and awareness for charities close to his heart (check out  'The Charities Page'  for more info). This is done through setting himself motorbike related challenges and gaining sponsorship donations for completing them which go straight to the charity. Gordon uses social media including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, as well as corporate sponsors to help raise the profile of his challenges. "The Arctic Rider is all about a burning sense to do what is right, adventure, community, and raising a shed-load of cash for charity. Ye...