Lancaster University student to row 367 miles in 14 days for Teenage Cancer Trust

A Lancaster University student, Samuel Binks, is to row 367 miles in 14 days to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust. 

Samuel, who only began the sport at the beginning of this academic year, will travel 26.2 miles on the rowing machine every day for 14 days as a way to hopefully raise £5,000 for the charity.  

Whilst his training began in January of this year, the first year economics student has persevered through a cracked rib, two broke fingers and a lower back stress fracture in the process which he acquired through playing cricket.  

In an interview with The Lancaster Tab, Samuel talked about how he got into fundraising for cancer research. He said that his family were effected late last year by cancer, with his grandmother passing from the disease. He further added that this experience of cancer “opened his eyes to the brutality of the world” and made him “think about what would happen when it was people his own age”.

Samuel also cited the support of his family, friends, and fellow rowers as an on-going motivator for the cause and said that he had more support behind him than he initially thought he would.

After being asked what advice he would give to others that are thinking of doing the same thing, he said: “Just do it, you can worry about the reservations that are stopping you from doing it after you had committed to it. Throw yourself into the deep end – otherwise you never do anything.”

If you would like to show your support towards Samuel and help raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust charity, donations can be made here.

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