The challenge
At 07.44am on Friday 18th May, 20 teams lined up on the start line near Lakeside at the bottom of Windermere.
First came the canoe section 10.5 miles from one end of Windermere (the longest lake in England) to the other.
This was followed by a 26.8 mile cycle over England's steepest peaks – Whryose & Hard Knott Pass
Finally, an eight mile trek up and down the 3,210ft (978m) high Scafell Pike. The total climb on the route was excess of 8,000ft.

The Team
Nigel Harrison - 42, Managing Director, Calder Foods Carlisle
Paul Barker - 43, Managing Director, Calder Foods & Nigel's Brother in Law
Mark Harrison - 44, Sales Director, Calder Foods & Nigel's Brother
Andy Nixon - 40, Assistant Editor, News & Star & Cumberland News

Our Results
Canoe – 2hrs 14 mins, Cycle – 3hrs 18 mins, Mountain – 4hrs 41 mins
Total: 10hrs 52 mins

The Charity
Wooden Spoon is Rugby’s charity supporting mentally physically & socially disadvantaged children & young people

What an achievement - Mark, Paul, Nigel and Andy successfully completed the Great Lakeland Challenge and raised more than £7000 in the process. Wooden Spoon will use this money to help disadvantaged children in our area. The boys set out looking nice and clean and relaxed and set sail on a wet and windy Friday. The day was very arduous and the pictures do not portray just how hard the team had to work on the day. A proud day for them and for Calder Foods. WELL DONE!! A massive thanks go to everyone who donated.