Les Jackson
A Return to Snowdon - A 50+ mile mountain ultra for Lupus UK.
Fundraising for LUPUS UK
Story
I have finally bitten the bullet and decided on what my fundraising challenge is going to be to honour my Mum and to fundraise in her memory, and it couldn't be in a better more suitable place than Snowdonia itself.
I am taking on the GB Ultras Snowdon 50 ultra Marathon in September 2018. A 50 mile mountain ultra in Snowdonia which includes 5 big climbs, including climbing up and down Snowdon itself, as well as 4 surrounding mountains. All this has to be completed within a 24hr time limit and with 17.919ft of climb in total.
The event itself has official recce runs on route and I was extremely
fortunate that two of them were on the 2nd and 3rd of June, the 2nd of
June being the first anniversary of my Mum sadly passing away.
I recently spent the week with my Dad in Wales around this date in order
to attend the recce/training runs and get to grip with the route and the
challenge itself.
It was also important to be in the area around this date in order to visit my Mums spot where her ashes are spread on the hillside overlooking Llyn Padarn, Llanberis and indeed Mt Snowdon itself.
I won't lie, it was tough and it is a big ask of my body to be able to do 50 miles (apparently it is nearer 56/57 miles) , never mind all the soul destroying leg sapping climbs, and likely some of it in the dark in the middle of nowhere on difficult terrain.
I did manage to cover 91 miles over the weeks training and near on
25,000ft of climb overall, I did mostly fast hike it which will be an important tactic along with the running spells. I finished the week with some hope and confidence. But doing it in 24hrs?...
I hope you can support me along the way and help me honour my Mum by raising a decent amount for the two charities I am fundraising for....
This is one of two fundraising pages for The Return to Snowdon memorial challenge in honour of my Mum.
To do it for two charities I need a different page for each charity, but they are all linked to the main 'What Would Mum Do?' fundraising page and total which is the ongoing fund raising legacy in honour of my Mum 'WWMD - What Would Mum Do?'.
This page is for Lupus UK donations only as it is a condition my Mum suffered from greatly, and I would like to do my bit to help those that suffer from this often unheard of condition.
Please go their website at the below address if you would like information about the charity and the condition :
https://www.lupusuk.org.uk/
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