Race the Sun is a triathlon-inspired team event, which will see us biking, hiking and paddling our way around Coniston in the Lake District, from dawn until dusk.

For this challenge, we will each need to complete a 23 mile off-road cycle, a 5.5 mile hike to the summit of The Old Man and a 2 mile paddle in a rafted canoe on Coniston Water. The bike and hike routes will both have a thigh-burning 800m of ascent and are sure to be a real test of our strength and resilience.

We're racing to raise money for a UK children's charity, Action Medical Research. They are dedicated to funding vital research to help sick and disabled babies and children. Since they began more than 70 years ago, the charity has helped to beat polio, fight meningitis, prevent stillbirths and develop ultrasound scanning in pregnancy.

We are incredibly proud to be part of this event. Completing this challenge and raising money for Action Medical Research is something that we all care a lot about. Your donation will spur us on when the hills get tough, but more importantly than this, it will make a real difference to disabled children and their families.

Thank you so much for your support.

Hannah, Megan, Kate and Vanessa x

'The Pacemakers'