Are you up to the 24seven Challenge?

News Release / 04.06.2009

Entries are now open for CLIC Sargent's 24seven Challenge. This unique journey will feature seven challenges over the course of 24 hours with the aim of raising as much money as possible for children and young people with cancer, and their families.

Participants will have to complete a series of mental and physical challenges – as individuals or in teams of three. Physically, they will cover a marathon distance (26.2 miles) by foot, bike and boat over the course of the weekend. The mental challenges will require logic, problem solving abilities, a good memory and most importantly, perseverance.

The event will take place on the stunning banks of Lake Windermere in the Lake District on 10th and 11th October, but that is all that the organisers are willing to reveal for now. One of the unique concepts of the 24seven Challenge is that more clues about the weekend are revealed as entrants reach set fundraising targets. Many elements will, however, remain a mystery until the start of the event. The more money participants raise, the more equipment and information about the event they will be able to unlock – such as bikes, maps and special passes which will help them on race day. Entrants can keep track of how they are doing on their interactive webpage on event website www.24sevenchallenge.co.uk

The first 24seven Challenge in 2008 saw 68 people raise over £41,000 for CLIC Sargent. Many of them enjoyed the experience so much that they are signing up to do it all over again – like last year's individual winner Tom Inchley from Milton Keynes, who is now determined to take the team title as well. Tom has entered the team event this year with last year's second place individual Darren Phillips from Bath and Tom's friend Marianne Browne, also from Milton Keynes.

Together they have formed 'Inch Perfect' and are already in training to take the team race by storm. Darren, 35, said, "Last year's event was fantastic; exhausting, mind numbing, but in the end, totally worth it. I decided to do 24seven again as opposed to other adventure races out there as it was such good fun as well as being challenging. The event was well organised and the people that took part and were involved were great to be around.