Triathlon Success For Yorkshire Law Society And York Against Cancer

The Yorkshire Law Society Triathlon Challenge held on Saturday 23rd July at Castle Howard was a huge success and expected to raise over £1000 for York Against Cancer.

Peter Kay, Senior Director of Ware & Kay and President of the Yorkshire Law Society and six teams made up of members of the Yorkshire Law Society took part in the 'Super Sprint Triathlon'.  The challenge was for the participating relay teams to beat Peter's Champion, William Kaye from Harrowells and for every minute that William beat the relay team, Peter pledged to pay £1 to his chosen charity York Against Cancer.

Teams from Andrew Jackson, Quality Solicitors Burn & Co, Harrowells Solicitors, Ware & Kay Solicitors including two relay team from Dere Street Chambers competed against William.

William and the teams pushed themselves to the limit whilst taking part in all three of the continuous stages starting with a 400m open water swim through Castle Howard's Great Lake before transitioning into the technical 23km bike route through the rural idyll of Yorkshire and the Howardian Hills.  The spectacular 4km run leg passed through the estate before a sprint finish topped everything off in style right in front of the main doors of the house.

William Kaye's overall position was 3rd out of a total 312.   He completed the event in an impressive 1:08:45. The below relay teams took part:

• Dere Street Chaps
• Harrowells Solicitors
• Dere Street Chicks
• Andrew Jackson Solicitors
• Quality Solictiors Burn & Co
• Ware & Kay Solicitors

The triathlon is seen by many as the most gruelling sport, and Peter said "Congratulations to all our competitors who took part in this challenge for York Against Cancer.  I am delighted that the Yorkshire Law Society backed this. William was up against six fantastic teams, but his quality was such that he beat them all and dented my pocket for York Against Cancer!  We are delighted with the amount of money we have raised and many thanks to everyone who trained so hard and supported this fantastic event".

Julie Russell, General Manager of York Against Cancer said "What a brilliant effort by the legal eagles of York! We'd like to thank Peter for his kindness and generosity, and William and his challengers for making it all so exciting. The money they've raised will really help people living with cancer in York".

Published July 2016