Ricardo Engineering Consultants in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex rowed a million metres non-stop recently, the equivalent distance between Shoreham, and the Ricardo Prague Offices in the Czech Republic. Fifteen guys rowed a total of 1,040,061 metres in 73 hours and 31 minutes, non-stop on a single Indoor Rower. Starting at 9 a.m. on the 3rd of March, rowers in teams of two rowed for 36 minutes, rested for 36 minutes then rowed for another 36 minutes. Details were recorded using two log cards, one per alternate team, and downloaded to a laptop after each team's session. Only one team member had any formal rowing experience, and some had not even sat on a rowing machine before. For most of the team, this was the hardest physical thing they had ever done. Blisters, aching muscles and sleep deprivation stopped none of the rowers, and everyone managed to avoid any serious injury. The �2,200 pounds raised in sponsorship pledges will go to support the Chestnut Tree Hospice http://www.tc-chestnuttree.org.uk