Mountain runners from a Brampton school to take on 24-hour challenge

The team of runners from Brampton’s William Howard School will be running continuously around Talkin Tarn over a 24-hour period, running as one group for every lap.

Runners will be able to sit out laps and join the running group as and when they feel they can.

The school is asking runners to set themselves a lap target as they aim to complete more than 70 laps as a team.

Each lap is around 1.3 miles.

The team will consist of runners as young as seven to 18, as well as the staff team who will also be running.

GNAAS attend incidents across the north of England

In December, the team ran the Ullswater Way and raised over £900 for Eden Valley Hospice, and this time they are aiming to break that target as they raise funds for the Great North Air Ambulance (GNAAS).

GNAAS rescues hundreds of severely injured or ill patients every year throughout Cumbria, North Yorkshire and the North East.

Their doctor-led critical care teams deliver life-saving treatments at the scene of the incident whether that is on a fell top, on a roadside, or in a city centre.

The charity responded to 1,640 callouts last year alone via their helicopter and emergency response vehicles, where they performed treatments and procedures which can mean the difference between life or death.

For the school, the challenge will follow a residential they had last Friday (June 24), which saw the team go on a residential trip to Eskdale to run up Scafell.

The club and staff fuel up for their Scafell challenge

The group went for an evening walk on arrival, to loosen the legs and give the runners an opportunity to see the planned route for Saturday.

The weather was changeable on the Saturday morning as the runners prepared their kit and equipment for a day on the fells.

The club ascends Scafell

The resident ghost, Eskdale Earl was thought to have made some appearances over the weekend, with some strange goings-on.

The club had a lot of fun on their residential trip in Eskdale

Kath Pigdon, the deputy head, said the club started last year but has accomplished a lot already.

She said of future challenges: "If the interest keeps growing we wouldn't say no.

"Our final run will be Blencathra at 6:00 am on July 20, the last day of term."

The club conquered England's tallest mountain

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