Lauren Falconer

Lauren's Year of Endurance

Fundraising for The Children's Society
£1,528
raised of £3,000 target
Lauren's Year of Endurance
We fight for the hope of young people to create a society built for all children

Story

I work for an amazing charity and am approaching the physical peak of my life, so I'm going to do something with it and raise some funds for The Children's Society!

2024 will see me pushing myself to the limit, challenging my body in a way I never had before. The aim: a hat-trick of massive endurance challenges completed over the course of the year.

First, I'll be running the London Marathon on 21st April.

Next, I'll progress to my biggest-ever season of time trialling on the bike. I'll be testing my limits by entering all the key time trial distances over the course of the season - 10, 25, 50 & 100 miles plus a 12-hour. I've never attempted anything like this before and am excited to see if I can do it. This will all take place between May and August.

Finally, my third big challenge will be possibly the most epic! I will be WALKING from my home in Poole to The Children's Society's HQ in London, taking my route through the city via Lambeth, the charity's birthplace. There's lots to work out but I expect this to take around 5 days at about 25 miles per day. Once again, whilst I've done some long walks in my time, I've never attempted anything like this before so it's exciting and daunting in equal measure!

The Children's Society is a national charity with a goal of overturning the damaging decline seen in young people's wellbeing in the last decade by 2030. We support children, young people and families through their most serious life challenges and campaign tirelessly for the big social changes that will improve their lives. We've been doing this for 140 years and we won't stop until we've built a society where hope is alive in every child.

About the charity

We are a national charity working to transform the hopes and happiness of young people facing abuse, exploitation and neglect. We support them through their most serious life challenges and we campaign tirelessly for the big social changes that will improve the lives of those who need hope most.

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,527.20
+ £353.05 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,527.20
Offline donations
£0.00

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