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After a successful second-to-last finish last year, Sweat and Tears has reformed to take the charity challenge by the horns and... probably finish second-to-last (or last) again.

This year, Brabners Chaffe Street LLP’s charity challenge sees the introduction of the Hardcore Route, which will run alongside the, ahem, ‘easier’ route. The Hardcore Route is designed to challenge the fittest of the fit (and the stupid) and adds an extra one third to both the bike ride and the walk. Some say it can’t be done in 12 hours... We agree.

The day will start from 7:30am at The Stickle Barn Tavern in Great Langdale. We’ll be eased into the challenge with a gentle 10 mile ride to Coniston Water, followed by a relaxing 3.5 miles canadian canoe on Coniston. Falling in is not an option (we did last year - twice in the first metre)! Once the canoeing is over with, and the feeling has returned to our lower parts, there will, depending on our disposition, be either a further 24 mile bike ride (through the Duddon Valley and over Wrynose Pass (1,289 ft)) or a further 12 mile bike ride (through Little Langdale). We then finish with either a 7 mile ‘walk’ up Bowfell (2,960 ft) or a 4 mile walk up Harrison Stickle (2,415 ft). We hope (!) to be back by 8pm (the same day).

This year we are raising money for Help for Heroes as part of the Brabners charity of the year (fundraising registration number 20091120-7831-2116).

Thanks for your support.

David, Tony and Leo

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