Man completes three Lake District challenges in a row

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He completed the Frog, Bob and Fred rounds, running, cycling and swimming 220 miles in 57 hours.

A man has completed three notorious Lake District challenges back-to-back over the weekend.

The duo set off at 06:00 GMT on Friday to raise money for Jigsaw children's hospice, Keswick Mountain Rescue and The Brathay Trust. Mr Wadsworth finally completed the Fred Whitton cycling challenge, a 113 mile ride over the Lake District's five highest mountain passes climbing 13,000ft in under 12 hours.Tim Jenner was the finishing line to welcome his friend Kirk Wadsworth

Mr Jenner said Mr Wandsworth's achievement was "mind-blowing" and while he had "mixed emotions" as he had to withdraw, both men believed there was a "10% chance" of them actually completing the challenge so for one of them to do it was amazing.Kirk and Tim were supported by about 40 people throughout the weekend-long challenge

 

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