My brother Sam, his wife Emma, and I (Katie) are taking on the Sea-Ice Half Marathon Classic in Luleå, Sweden — run entirely on frozen sea ❄️ with an average temperature of –10°C. It’s going to be a bit “slape”, extremely cold, and full of friendly rivalry (and probably some colourful language).

We’re doing it to raise money for a community cuddle bed for families needing end-of-life care support in the East Riding — something that would have made a huge difference during Dad’s final weeks at home.

For more information please see: https://gofund.me/3b0cf093b

Dad was fiercely competitive and never let us win, and it’s safe to say Sam and I have inherited that. Emma has laser focus and is a qualified PT, so we suspect she may quietly wipe the floor with both of us. We’ll be putting in full effort over the next few weeks of training — not just to complete the half, but to be as fast as possible.

Every donation gets us one step closer to helping other families stay close when it matters most.

Support us (and pick a side!)

Follow the chaos and competitiveness on Strava.

Loser buys the post-race hot chocolate ☕️

We have hit the half way mark !!! Thank you to everyone who has donated, shared or offered support so far. As of 30th January 20:54 the total collected between this, the kids readathon and Dads memorial fund is £ 7537. This is a massive achievement but there is still along way to go. We have got some ideas for summer but let us know if you have suggestions.

Thank you again and Please share our story and ridiculous challengesXxxxx

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We are all in Sweden and ready to go. A freezing -25.5 this morning at the ice hotel. We have hit the £9000 mark over the 3 fundraiser! Massive thanks you to everyone who has supported us or shared. Every donation makes a difference. There’s still away to go to the total so please keep sharing !

Katie xxxxxxxxxx