Multiple Robinsons’ pub operator, Darren Sayle and his team mate, battled through 12 miles of tormenting terrain at ‘Brooks Hell Runner: Hell up North’ event; raising £1643 for Macmillan Cancer Care. The annual endurance run was held at Delamere Forest, Cheshire, on Saturday 2nd November 2013.
Left: Darren and Andy
wading through
Lake of Lucifer
Speaking on the event,
Darren jokingly said:
“the pre-event weather
conditions were ideal as it
had rained very heavily over
the last two weeks, resulting
in lots of thick mud to contend
with.”
Taking just over 3 hours to complete, Darren and his fellow team member Andy Smith, together with 2000 other competitors, battled against 12 miles of unforgiving conditions on the cold November morning. Supported by Claire Darlington, trainer and owner of Delamere Outdoor Fitness, the team battled their way through hellish conditions and evil obstacles.
After wading through mud up to 5 feet deep, The White Lion (Alvanley) Operator had to contend with such wicked obstacles as the “Hills of Hell” – a two mile steep hill in Delamere Forest, “The Bog of Doom” – a stretch of deep muddy bogs that have claimed many a competitors running shoes, and the sub-zero “Lake of Lucifer”… all designed to push competitors to their absolute limit.
No matter the conditions, they compare nothing to that of those living with cancer and how the disease affects the people around them. ‘Macmillan Cancer Care’ rely heavily on donations; having funded 98% of their income in 2012 from voluntary contributions.
“The charity was chosen by the Alvanley Charity Fund of which I am a founder trustee,” explains Darren. “The charity was set up in my village three years ago and each year we support a different headline charity. I am very proud of money we have raised for Macmillan Cancer Care and knowing that the money raised will make a huge difference to the lives of all involved was a great motivator as we battled through the best ‘Mother Nature’ had to offer.”
Left: Andy, Claire and Darren
Brooks Hell Runner is an annual 3-part event
which takes place across three different
locations in the UK: Hell up North was the first
of the three, Hell down South in January 2014,
and Hell in the Middle in April 2014.
The most ever raised by an individual taking part
in any Brooks Hell Runner is just under £2000.
Darren raised an incredible £1643.