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Home > News > Going the distance: Cara’s 466km triathlon for Brainkind
Cara loves a challenge – even when it involves over 400km of running, cycling, and swimming. Now, she’s tackling a mega triathlon to fundraise for Brainkind. In this blog, Cara tells us why (and how!) she’s taking on this ultimate test of endurance.
On 22 June 2026 I’ll be setting off from Llanberis, Wales, on what will prove to be a mammoth triathlon (roughly three iron mans):
This challenge began as a pipe dream. But, very quickly, I got tired of dreaming and set to work making it reality. Before I knew it, emails were drafted, conversations were had, and there was no going back.
This is an epic feat. And I didn’t want to just do it for myself. I wanted to acknowledge why I even want to do these things – and help those who can’t.
Having had two traumatic brain injuries in the past, through accidents in the sports I love, and struggling through the effects and recovery, I gained the mindset of “I’m so fortunate to be okay and able to still do these things”. So, for as long as my body will let me, I’m going to make the most of it and be as strong as I can be.
With that in mind, I wanted to use this as an opportunity to support those who aren’t as fortunate as I am, who have sustained far worse brain injuries than I did, or who have been impacted far more.
That’s where Brainkind came in. They are an amazing charity that helps people thrive after a brain injury. They provide innovative rehabilitation and ongoing support to ensure life after brain injury can be a life well lived.
This isn’t just a challenge for me. It’s for everyone who’s experienced the devastating effects of a brain injury.
It could happen to anyone. So, this is for everyone. Because, if it were ever to happen to yourself or a loved one, you would be so grateful charities like Brainkind exist and have the funding to support you.
I’m an “everyday athlete”. I do a lot of sport for the love of it. I’m not a competitive athlete with a team behind me, money, or any sponsorship or awards. I swim in a £3 swimsuit, ride a £50 marketplace road bike, and run in £29 kids’ trainers. But I train every day and I do a lot of sports for pure enjoyment.
Every year, I try to do a physical challenge. Recently, it was a 74km ultra marathon, where I was the second-fastest woman. I’d never done a run race before and, yes, it was in my cheap kids’ trainers.
In the past, a few favourites have been a mountain bike ride: ten hours of as many laps and as much elevation as possible, lapping out our favourite local riding spot. I’ve also mountaineered five peaks (and a few glaciers) in five days in New Zealand.
You might think I’ve gone too far this time. But, when struggling to choose between the two toughest swim-run challenges in the UK, Puddle Buckley and The Frog Graham Round, my brain said, “why choose”. I could do them both. Back-to-back.
Being a mountain biker (and general lover of two wheels), of course, my next thought was “I could ride between the two”. I made that decision before checking the distance between Llanberis and Keswick. But finding out it was 320km (and then some) didn’t stop it being a great idea… to me.
Brain injuries are known as the invisible injury. But I want to make them visible – to spread awareness, improve support, and get people talking so charities like Brainkind can continue to do an amazing job of supporting those in need.
So please spare a minute, and whatever you can afford, to see if I CAN do the impossible to support people with brain injuries and neurological conditions to thrive – whatever that means to them, no matter what.
