A DOZEN-STRONG team from New Quay are gearing up to run, trek and cycle 59 miles including climbing two mountains all within a day to raise funds for the Meningitis Research Foundation.

Sean Turner and his friends will be taking on the challenge on Friday, 7 July, in memory of his close friend’s daughter, Ava Jeremiah, who died of meningitis in April 2016.

Sean, 31, a business development manager at a 3D printing firm, said: “I’ve organised this endurance challenge to raise as much money as possible for the charity that really helped a good friend of mine, Jamie, and Ava’s mum Zoe, through the tragedy of losing their daughter.

“Ava had only just had her first birthday. We live in a small community and this tragedy has touched everyone in it. It’s also made us very aware of meningitis and septicaemia.

“We hope to raise £3,000 for the charity as a thank you from our community.”

Starting at 5.30am at the bottom of Snowdon, the group will trek up to the summit and plant a flag in memory of Ava, before heading back down the south side.

When they reach the bottom they’re getting their running five miles south to find their bikes, followed by a 33-mile ride through Snowdonia, and a further 5.3 miles running uphill to the foot of Cader Idris.

From there they will climb to the summit and leave another flag for Ava before heading back down to finish.

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