Gooding Accounts’ super-human team of Sam Gooding and Sherelyn Cowles are no strangers to an ultra-marathon. But this year they’ll be taking on an enormous challenge in support of Julia’s House Children’s Hospice – running not one, not two but an eye-watering five ultra marathons over the summer of 2024.
In less than two weeks’ time they’ll begin with the 100km London to Brighton Ultra Challenge running from the capital to the coast on Saturday 25th May. With only a few weeks to recover they’ll then face the Cotswold Way Ultra Challenge, Race to the Stones and Thames Path Ultra Challenge, finishing in September with a very hilly 50km South West Coast Ultra Challenge.
In total they’ll complete more than 450km, the equivalent of the distance from Gooding Accounts’ Westbury Office to the Lake District, and that’s not including all the hundreds of kilometres of training they’ve already completed!
Gooding Accounts founder, Sam Gooding said, “As a whole team we’re committed to supporting the community who have helped our firm to thrive over the last 10 years. Julia’s House Hospice is a fantastic local charity providing care for children across Wiltshire.
“Without fundraising support, they simply wouldn’t be able to continue with their work. That’s why we’ve chosen to support them with our challenge; it will certainly help keep us both going as the miles mount up!’
Corporate fundraiser for Julia’s House Children’s Hospice, Jo Common, commented, “We have so much admiration for Sam and Sherelyn taking on this momentous challenge. They are training so incredibly hard, and it is wonderful to see their passion and drive for supporting Julia’s House.
“We provide care for our children and their families, at home and in the Hospice. 90% of our children now need two members of care staff at a community session because of their complex needs. We are therefore so grateful to have the wonderful support of Sam and Sherelyn to help us raise the much-needed funds to provide this lifeline of care for our families.”
Sam and Sherelyn have been pounding the pavements, hills and lanes of Wiltshire in sunshine, rain, ice and even snow as they continue to train for their epic challenge.
You can follow their journey and support Julia’s House Children’s Hospice by visiting the Gooding Accounts’ charity page on their website www.goodingaccounts.co.uk
