I am currently training for a Hyrox Singles Race on October 25th in Birmingham. I've done marathons and half marathons before, but this has to be my toughest challenge to date! I'm currently training on a 5 month programme to prepare!

What is Hyrox?

HYROX combines both running & functional workout stations, where participants run 1km, followed by 1 functional workout station, repeated eight times. For more information on the event:

https://hyrox.com/the-fitness-race/

Why am I fundraising and what for?

Loughborough University Volunteer Zambia Sport 2024

Volunteer Zambia Sport is part of the Wallace Group (7 UK Universities) that aims make a difference to the lives of young Zambian people by empowering and enriching communities, through the power of sport, leadership and education.

Volunteer Zambia is an international sport programme run by the Wallace Group a collaboration between leading UK sport universities. We support and work with the leading Zambian sports NGO, Sport in Action. Together, we use sport to engage, educate and empower people in Zambia and the UK.

The Wallace Group was formed in 2004 and today comprises seven of the top sport universities from the United Kingdom:

Loughborough University, University of Durham , Cardiff Metropolitan University , University of Northumbria , University of St Andrews , University of Stirling & University of Edinburgh.

The University of Bath supports our work with a parallel sports facilities construction programme.

The group has shared a commitment to support the development of sport in Zambia through the Volunteer Zambia project.

Volunteer Zambia is a collaboration between these leading UK sport Universities. Through it we have developed strong working relationships with a number of external organisations, including UK Sport, our official charity Volunteer Zambian Foundation, and our key Zambian partner, the NGO Sport in Action.