The studio triathlon will have all the aspects of a real triathlon - but don't worry it wont be as far or nearly as hard! We will be doing two different levels for each part:
- Rowing (instead of swimming) - either 1000 meters or 500 meters
- Running - either 1500 meters or 750 meters
- Cycling - either 5000 meters or 2500 meters
It doesn't matter what you do or how many parts of the triathlon you do, but we urge you to take part as the money you donate will be going to such a good cause!
We will also be doing a class 'triathlon' on Monday 12th and Thursday 15th which will include 1 lap around Waterlow Park followed by a spin class, so come along and get involved! Please check with us for the times of these classes during the week.
We hope you will contribute donations for entering the triathlons as I'm sure all of us at the studio will be too!
So where will your money be going?
Tri4Stanley is a charity raising money for Zoe’s Place baby Hospice who focus upon providing specialist palliative and respite care for babies and small children from birth through to 5 years old. They provide bespoke one to one care for babies who suffer with life limiting or life threatening conditions. This care is provided by registered nurses, play leaders, physiotherapists and other care specialists 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Zoe’s Place care for up to 6 babies at any one time and currently support on average around 50 families per year.
However, currently, it costs the charity in excess of £3,500 per day
just to maintain their current level of care, which is continues to steadily
increase. So this is where we and Tri4Stanley come in!
Stanley's Story
From birth Stanley needed
care for support with his breathing and feeding, and at only 2 weeks of age was
already on a life support machine. Nobody knew what was wrong with Stanley
other than he was unable to breathe for himself or maintain his own temperature.
Whilst in an induced coma Stanley had numerous tests and
investigations to try and find out what was wrong. After three days he started
having seizures and it became evident that his illness had started to affect
his brain.
Stanley was diagnosed with Viral Meningo Encephalitis, which
is an inflammation of the tissue surrounding the brain and the brain
itself. It was at this point we were told that he was "unlikely
to survive" and that if he did his life would be "severely
compromised".
Specialists identified that Stanley had caught a
relatively common virus in the first few weeks of his life, a virus which most
of us will have had a some point, but no one knows why it spread to his brain
and affected Stanley in such a devastating way.
As Stanley hadn’t had human contact for 4 weeks, he had
actually become fearful of human touch, which broke his parents’ hearts.
As a result of his infection Stanley has an acquired brain
injury (ABI), which has resulted in complex care and medical needs, including
global developmental delay, and chronic inflammatory lung disease.
Tri4Stanley Charity Challenge 2014 - 2.5 marathons in 1 day!
On Sunday 18th May Tri4Stanley will be embarking on a big challenge to raise money for Zoe's Place Baby Hospice.
They will be starting their challenge by setting off in the early hours from Wales on a 26 mile marathon kayak along the River Dee to the Groves in Chester. They will then stumble their way to Chester Race Course where they will compete in the Chester Half Marathon. Following this they will be cycling a further 26 mile marathon up onto the Wirral, onto a ferry across the Mersey where they will continue to cycle through Liverpool to Zoe’s Place. So that's around 65 miles kayaking, running, walking and cycling in one day!
They will be starting their challenge by setting off in the early hours from Wales on a 26 mile marathon kayak along the River Dee to the Groves in Chester. They will then stumble their way to Chester Race Course where they will compete in the Chester Half Marathon. Following this they will be cycling a further 26 mile marathon up onto the Wirral, onto a ferry across the Mersey where they will continue to cycle through Liverpool to Zoe’s Place. So that's around 65 miles kayaking, running, walking and cycling in one day!
Tri4Stanley is aiming to raise more than £10,000 for Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice, which might sound a lot, but its less than three days funding!
So we encourage you all to take part in our studio triathlon and donate whatever you can to help Tri4Stanley raise money for Zoe's Place Baby Hospice! The distances we have asked are nothing compared to what they will be enduring and it will really make a difference!
You can also see more information and donate money to Tri4Stanley on their website - http://www.tri4stanley.co.uk/ or on the Zoe's Place website - http://www.zoes-place.org.uk/
