CWMBRAN, U.K. – Claire House (Cooper Controls), Philip Norfolk (MA Lighting) and Simon Allan (Martin Professional) are all planning to participate in the Hell Rider trail running and mountain bike duathlon this June to raise money for Light Relief, the British charity formed to help theatre lighting designers and others working in the field who are not in regular full time employment in times of extreme hardship. The Hell Rider course includes separate run (5km) and bicycle (8km) loops, and the team has eight hours in which to complete as many laps as possible. Over the eight hours, House, Norfolk and Allan will each be completing over 30km of hilly, off road terrain.
The team members are runners and bicyclists and have competed events in the past (House and Norfolk were part of Team PSA who ran the Bath Half Marathon in 2010), but they anticipated that this challenge will test their mental and physical limits in a new way.
"Our fundraising page is jovially entitled "Claire, Philip and Simon do something silly for Light Relief," but with ‘Hell' in the event title I'm now thinking we should have said we are doing something tortuous," said House.
"We all love a challenge, but Hell Rider will require pacing, endurance and tactical skills to ensure we get as far as we can," House continued. "It's certainly the toughest event I have ever entered. Finding the mental strength to do repeated laps when you are tired is going to be one of the hardest aspects. Raising loads of money for Light Relief will help us endure the pain and keep us going, especially in the final stages, so please donate what you can."
The trio are currently preparing for this challenge. Contributions donated on Just Giving go straight to Light Relief. To support their efforts, please visit their fundraising page www.justgiving.com/teamlightrelief.
For more information, please visit www.lightrelief.co.uk and www.hellrider.co.uk.
