A team of 41 John Deere employees took on the Peak District Ultra Challenge recently. Choosing to navigate either 50km in 24 hours, or 100km in 34 hours, collectively they walked, jogged and ran more than 2,300km (1,400 miles).
Smashing through its distance and fundraising targets in the process, five brave souls completed 100km with 36 covering 50km, and collectively the team far exceeded the 1,000-miles (1,609km) target. Generous sponsorship has seen more than £12,000 (target was £10,000) pledged to Cancer Research UK in the process.
The John Deere employees who completed the 100km Challenge. Start and finish point (for all distances) was Bakewell. More than 2,000 people took part in this year’s Peak District Ultra Challenge.
“Cancer Research UK does really important work which touches the lives of so many, and it is our chosen charity for 2023,” said Chris Meacock, John Deere division sales manager for golf and turf.
“We wanted to find something to suit varying fitness levels to encourage more participation, in turn helping to raise as much money as possible. We achieved both and a highly enthused team set about the challenge. The whole team is delighted to have completed the distance and raised a huge amount of money for a thoroughly worthwhile charity.”
Donations can still be made at: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/johndeere1000milechallenge
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