Letterkenny gym-goers putting in the miles for marathon Pieta fundraiser

G8 Fitness members in Letterkenny are this morning are putting in the miles for Pieta House suicide awareness.

Forty people are taking part in a 'Charity Ultra Ergathon' at the gym’s premises at Bonagee Business Park, where, the three teams, are tackling the ski erg, rower and bike, all three over a marathon distance of 26.2 miles.

They got going at 9am and hope to be finished at around midday. They have currently raised over €1,400.

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Pieta provides a professional one-to-one therapeutic service to people who are in suicidal distress, those who engage in self-harm, and those bereaved by suicide.

“We need help more than ever to support our free lifesaving work,” they say. “We rely on the generosity of the public, whose donations and fundraising make-up over 80% of our income. Sometimes it takes just one phone call, or one person who cares, to help someone begin to find their way back from suicide and feel safe.”