16th May 2008 Four members of Calder Foods have just completed a remarkable triathlon, canoeing the length of England's longest lake, cycling up the steepest passes and climbing the country's highest peak. Now one of the team is set to top it off with a British martial arts title bid
The challenge
At 07.30am on Friday 16th May, 16 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 – Wrynose & 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
Mark Harrison - 44, Sales Director, Calder Foods & Nigel's Brother
Lee Fizell - 23, Business Development Manager
Frank Longcake- 52, Husband of an employee
Our Results
Canoe – 1hr 59 mins, Cycle – 2hrs 31 mins, Mountain – 3hrs 16 mins
Total: 8hrs 10 mins
The Charity
Wooden Spoon is Rugby’s charity supporting mentally physically & socially disadvantaged children & young people
What an achievement - Mark, Nigel, Lee and Frank successfully completed the Great Lakeland Challenge and pledged more than £10,000 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.
