1400 pupils from 44 local schools came together at Marlborough College on Sunday 18 May to participate in the Knight Frank Schools Triathlon; the UK’s largest fundraising event for children. The aspiring triathletes swam, cycled and ran over 1700 kms and have so far have raised over £130,000 for Restless Development and over 40 other charities chosen by the participating schools. It is a truly inspiring story of local children supporting young people to lead positive change across the world.
This is a national series organised by global youth charity Restless Development who support young leaders to create a better world and last year alone worked with over 288,000 young people. This year 12,000 pupils will be taking part in the Schools Triathlon to raise over £1.2 million. Thanks to the event sponsors, Knight Frank and Neilson Beach Clubs the much needed funds raised will go directly to charity.
Restless Development are grateful to Marlborough College who have supported and hosted the event since 2017. It is truly a community centred day, with local businesses and over 2,000 attendees coming together for a feel-good event. Generous volunteers and Marlborough College pupils kindly gave up their Sunday to ensure the event ran smoothly.
Lots of inspiring stories came out on the day including top fundraisers Oscar, Hector, Harrison and Jasper from Pinewood School who raised an incredible £1,639 for charity, with one member of the team even learning how to ride a bike especially for this event!
A spokesperson for Restless Development said, “The Knight Frank Schools Triathlon is an event which captures the determination, power and compassion of young people.
If you would like to be involved in the 2026 event as either a sponsor or host school please email the Schools Triathlon team schoolstriathlon@restlessdevelopment.org with the subject line ‘Getting Involved’. Alternatively, if you would like to sign up to volunteer why not join our Schools Triathlon Volunteer Committee or support us on the day of the event. For more information email volunteers@restlessdevelopment.org or schoolstriathlon@restlessdevelopment.org
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