Kendal brother and sister conquer Ironman challenge for mental health charity

FAMILY: Siblings Charlotte and George Milligan completed the Ironman X route for a mental health charity in Kendal

Charlotte and George Milligan aged 24 and 26, originally from Kendal, conquered the 'worlds hardest' Wasdale X Ironman triathlon to support the Growing Well mental health charity.

The brother and sister team swam 2.4 miles in Lakes Windermere, cycled the 112-mile-long Fred Whitton Challenge and then ran an off-road marathon up to England's highest point Scafell Pike.

The challenge saw them cover a total of 140 miles with 17,000 feet of climbing.

The two of them had completed the Tough Mudder previously, and were frequent cyclists, hikers, and runners.

The two were meant to be joined by their younger brother, who sadly had to pull out due to injury.

TRIANTHLON: George pictured during the cycling

Charlotte finished as the second female in the group, while George finished 14th overall.

She said: "We had been doing a lot of running and cycling through lockdown, just to stay sane really.

"The Triathlon was really enjoyable but it was also fairly brutal.

"You come away thinking you might not want to do another one but who knows.

"I can only call it 'savage'. A really hard swim, a really hard bike path and then a really hard run. You still enjoy it though.

"We wanted to raise some money because we know how much it can really help. We really recommend other people give it a go sometime.

"This was the first time we've done some fundraising; it might just be a stand-alone one but we really did want to do it for a local charity.

ADVENTURE: Charlotte and George during their run

"We've both had friends who have struggled with mental health and some who actually used Growing Well as well.

"They've had a lot of positive benefits and that connection means a lot.

"It's good to make it local and give something back.

"This was originally postponed due to Covid but we managed to do it on June 5.

"It's an importance cause and we managed to raise £1300 by the end. We were aiming for £500 so we're so happy about what we made with it.

"Thank you so much to everyone who supported us."