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On July 30th 2023 I am going to attempt to complete the Joss Naylor Lakeland Challenge in a time of under 15 hours and along the way I will be raising funds for the Brathay Trust.

The route leaves Pooley Bridge to traverse 30 summits over a distance of 48 miles and climbing 16,000 feet (77km, 4877m) with only two road crossings. The inaugural run from Pooley Bridge to Wasdale was made by Joss Naylor in 1990, at the age of 54. In very bad weather with heavy rain and a strong SW wind Joss completed the run to Greendale Bridge in 11 hours and 30 minutes. A challenge was offered to fell runners over the age of 50 to complete the run in set times according to their age group. At 59 I fall into the 55-59 age group giving me an allowance 15 hours.

Joss Naylor is one of England's most celebrated fell runners. The Cumbrian sheep farmer broke the Lake District 24 hour fell record three times in the 1970s - his 1975 record of 72 peaks, covering 100 miles and around 38,000 feet of ascent in 23hrs 11mins, stood for 13 years.

As I will be running through the beautiful Lakeland hills it feels appropriate to be raising money for Brathay, who are based in the Lake District, and who offer life changing community programmes to children, young people and families in crisis.

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