Welcome to the eXtreme 5 Challenge

This is your opportunity to participate in a new and exciting quadrathlon charity challenge comprising a swim, kayak, cycle and run. You can carry out the challenge as a super fit quadathlete or as a relay in a team of 4. You'll have a lot of fun, make new friends, or bond with old ones, whilst getting fit and doing raising money for charity.

Count down to race start:

Challenge 1

Latest news

- We're now into September, and the last few days of the count down.. its crept up pretty quickly, hope everyone is training hard and feeling fit.

- Kayaking training took place at Willen Lake on Sunday 15 August - check out the blog for more

- Henry Olonga has made a video about the eXtreme 5 Challenge - check it out below

- eXtreme 5 Challenge is now affliated to the British Quadrathlete Association (BQA) - follow the link above to read more about them.

- Andy Flower is now endorsing eXtreme 5 Challenge, see below and click on the image to find out more about Andy and Henry.

endorsements

Challenge 2

1.5km swim

5km kayak

this time around the perimeter of Willen Lake, the second team member will do the entire kayaking challenge and hand over to...

open water swim around the buoys in Willen Lake. One person will do the whole swim and then hand over to the next team member for...

Challenge 4

Challenge 3

10km run

30km cycle

round the shores of the two lakes at Willen Lake before the runner crosses the finish line at the centre of the complex. Then...

takes the cyclist out of the Willen Lake complex onto the Milton Keynes Red Route system and winds through country paths, local suburbia and for all, but a short stretch, avoids roads with traffic. After two laps the cyclist returns to the Willen Lake complex for the final hand over to...

"This is an excellent project, which I am proud to support. Homes in Zimbabwe is doing fantastic work for Zimbabwe’s pensioners and I’d encourage you to get involved."

Challenge 5

raise funds for charity. eXtreme 5 Challenge aims to raise £100,000 for destitute old people (Homes in Zimbabwe - UK registered charity number 1104512). Teams are encouraged to raise funds for this charity, but can support charities of their own choosing. Teams can set their own targets and we hope these will be as ambitious as the rest of the challenge!

Andy Flower England Cricket Team Director

Fundraise

"I’ve been involved in sport for a long time and not seen a challenge like this before. It’s unique, it’s different and I’m really pleased to support an event that makes a difference in so many peoples’ lives."

Entry fee - £62.50 per person Entries are limited to 100 teams, so to avoid disappointment

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Henry Olonga Former Zimbabwean International Cricketer

2009 eXtreme 5 Challenge - Raw footage from the headcams

2008 Zim Hippo swims English Channel (sounds is distorted)

2010 eXtreme 5 Challenge - the why, the when, the charity