Fundraisers target new record for ski endurance challenge
A team from Bath will be skiing for 24 hours in an attempt to break a world record and raise money for a good cause.
The 10 members of the Big Bear Ski Club will try to set a new 24-hour Ski-erg record on Saturday, March 21.
The team is made up of clients of Bath gym, Get Fit in Bath, where a range of abilities and ages (from 17 to 51) have been put together to beat the current record of 369,343 metres.
The team will be working in shift patterns which sees each team of 5 completing a half-hour shift before handing over to the second team to continue the pacing needed to beat this record.
Supporters can sponsor the team, with all donations going to support the work of Bath Rugby Foundation.
The challenge has been arranged by Dave Bowler from Get Fit in Bath.
He said: “The challenge is a huge one, as mentally tough as it will be physically painful!”
While the challenge lasts 24 hours, the key to success may be in the little things.
Dave said: “If every changeover between team members loses two seconds that could add up to a huge amount of time – it could even be as much time as an hour.”
Last year Dave took part in a challenge to scale a Tour de France mountain four times in 24 hours… on a tandem bike! That challenge raised an incredible £14,795 for Bath Rugby Foundation.
He said: “The impact Bath Rugby Foundation has is huge. We see the Foundation’s team helping to change the lives of young people who’ve been given a tough start to life, through no fault of their own.
“If we have to feel uncomfortable for a few hours, but raise important funds for this work, it will be worth it.”
The challenge will begin on
March 21 at 9am at Get Fit in Bath and will run until 9am on March the 22.
To sponsor the team visit https:// www.bathrugbyfoundation.com/ Appeal/24-hour-world-record-skierg-challenge