A team of energetic fitness instructors and friends are celebrating the success of a truly unique fundraiser.
Many people took part in Excel Sports’ Wild Atlantic 500k Challenge last summer, but this team did it in Kangoo boots – bouncy rebound shoes which are used for fun fitness classes worldwide.
It had never been done before, and it certainly turned heads, but it was all for three great causes.
Instructors from Kangoo Club Donegal, Sligo, Dublin and friends in Scotland took to the roads in their boots to run a minimum of 5km every day and complete the mammoth challenge.
They raised a grand total of €6,600 for Irish Cancer Society, SHOUT Sligo (Sligo Hospital Oncology Unit Trust) and Donegal Hospice, in memory of loved ones who recently passed away.
Helena Witherow, founder of Kangoo Club Donegal, said the fundraiser captured a lot of attention locally. “You wouldn’t believe the amount of people who stopped us on the runs and asked us what we were doing and what the boots were. It was great because it raised awareness,” she said.