A family of ‘mudders’ from Arnold is set to take on one of the biggest tests of fitness and endurance to raise cash for an autism charity
Richard Lewin will be joined by family members Jo Lewin, Anthony Abbot-Lewin, and James Grimley for the Tough Mudder challenge next month.
The team, who have called themselves ‘Jumping in Muddy Puddles’, will face 12 miles of mud and obstacles which organisers say is “designed to drag you out of your comfort zone by testing your physical strength, stamina, and mental grit”.
Richard and his team have been inspired by his son Theo who has recently been diagnosed with autism and have chosen to fund raise for Autism East Midlands.
Richard said: “Before my son Theo was diagnosed I didn’t really know anything about autism, now I am still learning more and more about it each and every day and I am happy I can do something to help support people with autism.
“Theo is a lovely boy, he is happy, polite and his creative skills blow me away, I would like people to know more about autism and it’s great that I can do something I love to do and raise for this fantastic charity at the same time.”
Richard and team are set to take on the Tough Mudder Midlands challenge on Saturday. May 20 within the grounds of Belvoir Castle, in Grantham.
The 16,000 acres surrounding the castle will once again play host to miles of the tortuous course and a twisted collection of new and classic Tough Mudder obstacles.
A spokesperson for Autism East Midlands said: “We would like to take this opportunity to wish Richard and the ‘Jumping in Muddy Puddles’ team the best of luck with their Tough Mudder 2017 challenge and thank them for their generous support of Autism East Midlands.
You can sponsor the Richard and the ‘Jumping in Muddy Puddles’ team here at his dedicated Just Giving Page click link https://www.justgiving.com/companyteams/ATSM
