On Thursday, Ben Lambon joined forces with Soldier On and took on an epic triathlon style challenge to raise funds and awareness for Veterans mental health. He was to fly in a light aircraft from Canberra to Goulburn, ride his bicycle 100km from Goulburn to Mitchell and then Run the 10km from Mitchell to The Australian War Memorial. As part of his bike ride from Goulburn to Mitchell he passed Mother Teresa School. The children were at the fence to cheer him on with posters and streamers.  Apparently our enthusiasm could be heard at the Well Station Road Park and Ride, where his support crew was waiting for him for the run leg. 

"After a delayed start, my only goal was to get to MTS before 2:30, I knew the kids were waiting for me" he said. 

At 1:30 as Ben was passing Sutton he was really starting to fatigue and struggle but then kept thinking, "I have to get to MTS to see the kids, they are waiting for me'. He dug deep, kept pushing, and found his second wind and arrived before we could blink. 

At the Mitchell checkpoint, where Ben was catching his breath and changing his shoes for his run to the War Memorial, he told his support crew, "That was amazing, those kids made it all worth it .... their support was like rocket fuel."  

So, a huge thank you from Ben and Soldier On for all your posters and support; it was amazing.