Fit Rovers & Fit Forces participants complete Yorkshire Three Peaks alongside staff to raise money for Club Doncaster Foundation

Fit Rovers & Fit Forces participants, alongside staff members from Club Doncaster Foundation have raised a phenomenal amount of money, as they completed the Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge last month.

Setting off on the Friday afternoon, the group of 24 travelled to the Yorkshire Dales to get a restful night sleep ahead of the gruelling 24 mile challenge.

Aiming to complete the challenge in under 12 hours, staff and participants set off bright and early on Saturday morning, to take on the peaks of Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough.

Kitted out in their own specially designed Fit Rovers 3 peaks t-shirts, with KAT Communications on the front, the local Doncaster business who sponsored the event.

A glorious sunny day for the challenge, the group worked together to spur each other on throughout. As the day progressed, the group split up into 3 smaller groups. From Ingleborough, to Whernside and finally Pen-y-Ghent, group 1 completed the challenge in just over 10 hours, group 2 in 10 hours and 30 minutes and the final group finished in 11 hours.  

The group have so far, raised over £3,500 for the Foundation, which will help contribute to the continuation of making a difference to people’s lives within the local community, through projects and events.

Speaking of his experience in taking on the challenge, Stuart Langowski, who has just completed the most recent Fit Rovers course, said: “It’s all about the sense of joy and accomplishment you get from doing a challenge like this.

“It was in no way easy and it took everything I had physically to complete but I absolutely loved it and will be signing up for it again next year.”

Health and Wellbeing Officer, Maia Smith, who organised the event, spoke of how proud she was of all the participants who took part: “I’m so incredibly proud of each and every person who took on the 3 peaks challenge.

“It’s a mentally and physically demanding challenge, so to see everyone encouraging each other and supporting each other was incredible. 

“It was such a fantastic weekend and we want to thank all the participants and staff who got involved in the event.”

If you still want to donate, you can do that here.

For more information on events like this, or any of our Fit Rovers courses and Fit Forces sessions, please contact fitrovers@clubdoncasterfoundation.co.uk