Adrenaline-junkie team took part in X-Runner challenge
Posted 9 years ago in the Challenges category
A determined team of ten people crawled in sludge and swam through ice water in a mud run challenge to raise more than £800 for us.
The adventurous group, including several staff members from Canine Partners, signed up to the X Runner Extreme Obstacle race in Wild Park, Derbyshire, and took part in a run jam-packed with 32 obstacles on Sunday 27 September.
Cat Howourth, Amanda Dyne, Gemma Collins, Laura Loftus, Sophie Reed, Sammie Charnock, Luke Charnock, Amy Allen, Trish O’Reily and Kim Moss raised the hard-earned cash to train more assistance dogs, transforming the lives of people with disabilities.
Cat Howourth, an advanced trainer at the Charity’s Midlands Centre in Osgathorpe, said: “Working for Canine Partners my friends regularly hear about the work we do and the amazing dogs who transform lives; they wanted to do their part so a group of us got together with the aim of challenging ourselves in order to raise money for Canine Partners.
“X-Runner seemed like a great opportunity to get our purple power seen out in force, although half way round the course I’m not sure how much of the purple could be seen for mud!
“With fire jumps, hay bale climbs, swamp walks and water jumps it certainly was a challenge but the whole team crossed the line together with smiles on our faces knowing that we had not only raised loads of money for Canine Partners, but we also had great fun doing it!’’
To sponsor the adventurous group, visit www.justgiving.com/cpxrunner.