St Faith’s Iron Man Challenge to beat Cancer

Cancer clearly doesn’t stand a chance when faced with the determination and resolve shown by the St Faith’s pupils and staff as they have obliterated the Iron Man challenge set to them. The challenge began bright and early at 4:45am on Monday morning and has gone from strength to strength as each year group has stepped up and been counted.

The challenge, as a reminder, was: 21 miles of swimming, 26.2 miles of running and 112 miles of cycling. However, it is my absolute pleasure to reveal that, as a school, we have in fact: swum a staggering 35.6 miles (2,174 lengths by the pupils and 2,600 lengths by the staff); walked and ran a breath-taking 33 miles, all of which was completed by the Nursery; and cycled a colossal 195 miles around our school field.

These incredible figures are a true testament to the dedication, resilience and competitive nature of all at St Faith’s and I would like to take this opportunity to thank every single person for their tireless efforts across the week. I would also like to thank the generosity of everyone who has donated on the schools Just Giving page, where we currently stand at a total of just over £3,117 raised for Cancer Research UK.

It is not too late to donate to this amazing charity and to support the incredible efforts of our school.

Mr Mackenzie. See our Just Giving page https://www.justgiving.com/companyteams/stfaithsprepironmanday

Here are some of our beating-cancer champions.