A group of determined runners are preparing themselves for an intense 24 hours as they race day and night to raise money for a charity close to their hearts.
Running club TeamBR aims to raise £1,000 for Lindsey Lodge Hospice in Scunthorpe during the relay race this Friday, July 19. The hospice has provided care for many people with life-limiting diseases, including the late mum of runner Mark Morris.
Denise Morris was diagnosed with stage IV bowel cancer and sadly died at the age of 60 in 2016. She received fantastic care at Lindsey Lodge and Mark has been fundraising ever since – this time supported by his friends at TeamBR.
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Mark, 48, from Brigg, said: “I’ve been fundraising for Lindsey Lodge for the past eight years. My mum died of bowel cancer back in May 2016 and ever since then, I’ve been running 80-mile races and half marathons to raise money to give back for the support they gave my family.
“The group support me loads and we just thought it would be a fitting charity. A lot of people in the area do use Lindsey Lodge or they’ve had family members or friends who have been to Lindsey Lodge, it’s such a worthy cause.”
Steve Portess, the founder of TeamBR, said there will be teams of no more than five people per team running two-mile loops for the entire 24 hours. He said this means there will be short breaks for each runner before it’s their turn again and they’ll be staying up all night.
He is in a team with just one other runner. The second team is made up of five people. Steve said: “What we’ve got to do basically is do a two-mile loop around Broughton and then give our teammate a high five and then they will do the two-mile loop.
“We’ll keep doing that until it goes back to us again and we’ll do it for the full 24 hours. The good thing is we’ve got people running with really different abilities. We wanted to do something with the community and give something back to Lindsey Lodge.”
He added: “We’re not really going to have long to sleep or anything like that. The team of five people will probably have a break of 40 minutes to an hour maximum while they wait for their turn.
“In that situation, you can’t really put your head down you have to keep awake. It’s not just the endurance, it’s going to be that sleep deprivation. It’s going to be really tough.”
At the time of writing, TeamBR has reached 41% of its fundraising target. You can help them out by donating on the Just Giving page and sharing it.
Original artice: https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/all-about/scunthorpe
