Wooden Spoon Great Lakeland Challenge May 18, 2007

Name of event –Wooden Spoon Great Lakeland Challenge
Location - Lake District
Sport – Adventure Race
Date of event – Friday May 18, 2007
Website - www.woodenspoon.com
Contact – 01889 582889 or email This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
Price – All about the fundraising

ARE YOU READY FOR THE CHALLENGE?

During the past decade the Wooden Spoon Great Lakeland Challenge has generated well over £1m – money that is helping to make a huge difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young adults up and down the country.

The eleventh annual Great Lakeland Challenge takes place in the Lake District on Friday, May 18, 2007 and the organisers are on the look out for people who are ready to tackle ‘England’s longest, steepest and highest’ outdoor charity event.

In the space of 12 hours up to 40 three-person teams will take to canoes and paddle the length of Lake Windermere (10.5 miles). At its north-western shore they will switch to bikes and cycle 26 miles over the Wrynose and Hard Knott passes – involving 1,200 ft climbs at gradients of 1:3 – to Wasdale Head, before scaling England’s highest mountain, Scafell
Pike (3,208 ft).

Each team will be assisted by a driver, whose role is to support his ‘athletes’ by ensuring their equipment and clothing is in the right place at the right time – especially through the transition stages.

Vehicles will be supplied by the organisers for use by teams during the week prior to the Challenge, as well as on-event, while each team will also receive a set of Challenge clothing, canoe, paddles and buoyancy aids and will enjoy two nights’ accommodation, breakfast and a prize-giving dinner/celebration at the Langdale Hotel and Country Club.

The aim is for each team to raise a minimum of £4,400 for Wooden Spoon, the charity that was born on a rugby field in 1983 and is now a national organisation supporting children and young people who are disadvantaged physically, mentally or socially. Last year the Great Lakeland Challenge generated £176,436, which Wooden Spoon is using to fund a host of capital projects located throughout the UK and Ireland.

“We’re hoping to muster 40 teams for this year’s Great Lakeland Challenge, so I would encourage anyone who is fit – or wants a good reason to get into shape – and likes the idea of having fun while fundraising to sign up now for one of the UK’s most rewarding charity events,” says Wooden Spoon chief executive Geoff Morris.

“People from all walks of life are attracted to this unique triathlon, many returning year after year to improve on their team’s ‘personal best’ record, and I am always amazed that so many ordinary men and women are prepared to go to such extraordinary lengths to raise the funds we need to carry on our work.”

Challenge teams receive advice on how to generate sponsorship and help publicising their exploits in their local communities. They also get a chance to practice – and check their progress – at a special training weekend in the Lake District in March, when they also receive canoeing training, map and compass tuition and advice on nutrition and fitness.

If you and your friends, family or work colleagues want to join in the fun next May, call the Wooden Spoon Challenge Office on 01889 582889 or email This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it for an information pack and entry form. Details about the Wooden Spoon Great Lakeland Challenge are also available at http://www.woodenspoon.com