Darren Hickey and Matthew Woodhouse, who between them have nearly 20 years service with the RNLI, have so far raised over £500 for Withernsea Lifeboat Station by braving 30 degree heat during the race yesterday.
Darren said: 'We wanted to do something to raise money for our station, and we both run so we decided to enter the Hull 10k race. Then we joked about doing it in our drysuits and things went from there. We had to make some minor adjustments on race day because of the weather. We left our helmets at home because whilst we Respect the Water at sea, we had to respect the heat during the race - we were running in 30 degrees in full drysuits and lifejackets. We didn't want to become casualties ourselves.'
Matthew added 'The event was fantastic. We had so many people cheering us on and thanking us for the work the RNLI does. It was very humbling and definitely made the day worthwhile.'
The pair have raised well over £500 so far and are hopeful the total will rise to nearly £1000 once all sponsorships are collected in.
RNLI Media contacts For more information please contact Matthew Woodhouse, RNLI Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer on: 07864 633267.
The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,000 lives.
