Superfit solicitors and partners at Thorntons are preparing to go behind bars in aid of Maggie's Cancer Care Centres.
And the team from Tayside's largest law firm is hoping to top last year's impressive fundraising total of £11,000 as they gear up for Maggie's Bike & Hike for the second year running.
Joining around 1,000 other participants, Craig Nicol, Mark McLaughlin, Sandy McDonald, Ken Thomson, Lesley Larg, Roddy Maxwell, Lindsey Carroll, Kenneth Hill, Ian Davidson, David Rose, Fiona Massie, Derek Reid, Pam Kelly, Gordon McBean and Amanda Wilson will pedal 30 miles followed by a 43-mile hike along the Great Glen Way between Fort William and Inverness on 3 May.
Fundraising efforts are already underway to smash last year's total by holding a quiz night, coffee morning, home baking sale and a special performance by the versatile Thorntons band - four of whom are taking part in the Maggie's challenge.
Thorntons has even roped in another pair of legs from client Richard McWilliam in addition to friends and family members of the Thorntons participants.
Roddy Maxwell, property manager at Thorntons Arbroath, said: "I helped look after my late ex-wife who battled with cancer and saw first hand the work that the nurses did – I wanted to contribute and be of some help to anyone who had this terrible illness."
Mark McLaughlin, who completed last year's Bike & Hike, added: "A big part of the motivation for volunteeringlast year was to do with the challenge of the event, and the sense of achievement in completing it.
"I personally gained so much from the training and preparation, but as we finally arrived in Inverness on Sunday morning could see that everyone there had gained so much more.
"Meeting and talking to so many people from all walks of life that were participating in and supporting the event was both unforgettable and humbling.
"People from all over the UK and beyond werethere for all sorts of personalreasons but the common denominator was that we were there for Maggie's Centres.
"The money and awareness raised for Maggie's Centres through an event such as thisiscrucial tohelp them keepdelivering and continuing to deliver theinvaluable service it does in treating and supportingall thoseaffected by cancer - what's afew blisters?"
Valerie Busher, community fundraiser at Maggie's Dundee, added: "I am delighted to see Thorntons taking part again this year as their fundraising is very important to Maggie's here in Dundee.
"We are a wholly charitable funded organisation and without the support of the local community we would struggle to provide the service we do.
I wish them all the very best, both with their fundraising and for success on the day."
Maggie's Centres offer a programme of information, psychological support and relaxation to people with cancer, their friends and families.
They offer, relaxation classes, tai chi, one-to-one sessions with psychologists, group therapy, nutrition classes, benefits advice and a library of material.
For more information about the challenge and to support the team go to:
http://www.justgiving.com/thorntonsmonsterchallenge2008.
Issued by Beattie Communications on behalf of Thorntons Solicitors.
Contact: Kimberley Hamilton, Tel 01698 787878