RACE TO SHANGHAI

In addition to our usual cake sales and other fundraising initiatives for Comic Relief, the epic challenge was set of covering a “virtual” distance of 10,000 kilometres from Lucton School, England, to our sister school in Shanghai, China, in just one month.

Lucton’s community fully embraced the feat, with students, parents, staff and even pets all invited to take part. As such, the distance was tackled in a wonderfully varied fashion, with running, swimming, walking, cycling, skateboarding and horse riding all perfectly valid forms of activity. Contributions were logged through the social network/activity tracking platform, Strava, which provided a fun way of keeping tabs on the progress as the challenge progressed.

Even by our own standards, the goal was audacious. However, with a huge array of activities being recorded across all year groups during the school day, and many more outside, we managed to exceed the distance, finally clocking up an amazing 11,774 km!

Lucton Shanghai

The Race to Shanghai was the initiative of Year 4 teacher, and former Great Britain Triathlete, Mr Warren. He said: “I am delighted by the enthusiasm, not just of our students, but of the staff and parents as well. We have a reputation for being a physically active school, but to complete the challenge in under four weeks is a fantastic achievement. Herefordshire is a beautiful county and I hope that this has encouraged more people to enjoy the benefits of fresh air and exercise, which have been especially important this past year, whilst raising money for such a worthy cause.”

In addition to several other fund-raising initiatives, the hard work and generosity displayed on the Race to Shanghai helped to raise a whopping £3000 for Comic Relief!

Acting Head, John Goode, added “For a small school, we have always punched above our weight. It was a brilliant team effort and really showcases Lucton’s spirit at its best!”