April 100 exercise challenge by Nina and Lucas

By Malin Farnsworth

Nina and Lucas are fundraising for Pancreatic Cancer UK.

We are Nina (12) and Lucas (10) and we are raising money for Pancreatic Cancer UK.

Our friend Tracy has a terrible disease called pancreatic cancer. Tracy is afraid of needles and allergic to doctors but she is being incredibly brave . She has had a big operation with a super surgeon who cut out the cancer from her tummy and she is now having treatment with chemotherapy medicines. Some days Tracy feels really tired and weak but she still always finds time to ask how we are doing or give us a hug when we see her. 

Pancreatic Cancer UK is a charity that helps people who are living with this terrible disease. They offer information and support and  they also help to pay for research so that doctors and scientists can try to find better treatments or even a way to eradicate this cancer.

We are committing to a challenge and hope that you will support by donating money to Pancreatic Cancer UK that can help people that find themselves in Tracy’s situation. You can donate money through the online link or through our collection tin.

We are going to do 100 exercises per day for the month of April. Because we are still growing we are going to mix up the exercises from day to day picking from the list below:

100 lengths swimming

100 sit ups 

100 seconds wall handstand

100 seconds plank

100 push ups

100 star jumps

100 mountain climber exercises

100 ski jumps 

100 seconds wall sit

100x100m cycling

100 abdominal twists

100 x XXM running

100 box jumps

100x Xm rowing


Please consider donating

We appreciate your support 

With love from Nina and Lucas 

My donations could fund...

517 hours with a nurse on our Support Line

or

232 hours of early diagnosis research

My Achievements

Reached 100% of goal

Reached 50% of goal

Shared page

Self donated

My Updates

The training is paying off in terms of fitness

Nina completed her first triathlon competition today  and loved it. 

Keeping active

We may be in May now but the fundraising page remains open and we are not slowing down just yet! 
Nina secured a good 2nd place at a duathlon race today ( photos below )  in preparation for next weekend’s triathlon race ❤️
We also fitted in three Fotball matches, a long bicycle ride, wakeboarding, swimming and rugby this weekend.....

Thank you!

Thank you so much for supporting our friend Tracy.


All together we have raised close to £10 000, way more than we could ever have imagined!


We hope that this donation can play a part in helping people who are living with pancreatic cancer and support research in the hope that we can find ways to prevent and eradicate this terrible disease.


We have really enjoyed the challenges and although we are now in the month of May the website remains active and so will we ;-)


Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity.


With love from Nina and Lucas 

Day 33 Last day of our challenge

Nina ended where they started with doing  100 laps of the 25m swimming pool whilst Lucas played tennis and finished off with 100seconds of the plank!

Day 32

Box jumps x100

Day 31

Relay sprints combined with some treadmill running today

Day 30

100x100m on the rowing machine 

Day 29

Handstands and  the plank today!

Day 28

100 sit ups today

Day 27

More swimming ....

Day 26

100 lengths swimming today 

Day 25

Rowing session for Nina ( but no picture obtained )  and finishing off with the plank 

Day 24

Cycling today, 100m x 200 = 20km cycling in a beautiful Richmond Park!
This was the second most favourite part of the challenge so far with going in to the 1 degree sea water in Sweden being the favourite and swimming 100 lengths of the pool in third place 

Day 23

Tennis today! 100 min tennis, 100 ball rally , 100 point games !

Day 22

Lunges today!
x100 of course

Day 21

After trampolining , swimming, a couple of cricket sessions , school and homework, time was running out and we opted for an  easier challenge today with wall sits. x100

Day 20

A day of running challenge . After an early swim session and two  athletics sessions (during and after school) Nina also did an evening  running event with her triathlon club . Lucas took on his running challenge at the  gym !

Day 19

More swimming x100 lenghts!

Day 18

Abdominal crunches x100 day today 

Day 17

100 frog jumps onto a box!

Day 16

Today's challenge was probably first and foremost about managing nerves x100! Lucas at a rugby tournament and Nina did a  duathlon relay competition  at the London Aquatic centre, a pre event to professional super tri world championships.  The  team did brilliantly, the only all girls team competing ;-)

Day 15

100 pushups by the beach ( on rugby tour)

Day 14

100M x100 of cycling and we lost count of how many x 100M running sprints we did. 

Day 13

100 pulls on the strange gym machine  and 100Mx4 x5 sprints on the curved treadmill today

Day 12

100 seconds Upside down!

Day 11

A mix of exercises today !
100 sit ups, 100s plank

Day 10

Wall sits x100s Just before getting on the flight

Day 9 5km run around the lake

The snow has vanished and the rain has settled, a healthy start to the morning with a 100m x 50 =  5km run around the local lake.

Day 8 100 seconds of hanging bar and 100 seconds of plank

We did 100 seconds of hanging bar together and later on we did 100 seconds of the plank whilst watching a comedy. Keeping the plank position up whilst laughing at the same time was hard! 

Day 7 Mountain climber exercises

Having spent 4 hrs in a swimming pool  today we opted for one of the  easier physical challenges on the menu. 100 mountain climber exercises at speed.

Day 6 Braving the Weather with an 8Km run!

Today's challenge was to brave the  unusual April weather and do a run. The planned 50x100m ( 5km)   around the local lake  became an 8km run instead ( 80x100M) as we took a wrong turn.... 
We had some solid recruits join us today, Anna and William.

Day 5 100 sit ups today !

Heavy snowfall outside so for an indoor challenge today 

Day 4 Off piste challenge today!

100 seconds in the 1 Degree Celsius Swedish Seawater!
Refreshing!

Day 3 Star jumps, frogs and a walk around the local lake !

We walked 50x100m ( 5km) and  did our star jumps  ( called "X hopp" in Swedish) by the local lake. We should maybe have done frog jumps instead because we found lots of big frogs in various streams along the way. 

Day 2 A few sets of 100sec wall sits today just before heading to the airport!

Easy  challenge today but a bit boring sitting still! 
Mummy took part but we didn't get a photo.

Day 1 Kickstart! 2.5km swim each ( 100 lengths or the pool)

Spurred on by the most incredible response and all your kind generous donations we were eager to start before April 1st so we kickstarted the challenge early today (7 am Good Friday) with 100 lengths of swimming each , 100x25m = 2.5 km each so 5km swimming in total . Mummy is now making us pancakes for breakfast! 

Thank you!!!

We are extremely grateful for everyone's kind support and donations. Absolutely amazing !  We are getting ready and excited about starting the April challenge ! Our mum will be joining us too!

April 100 Exercise challenge

We are Nina (12) and Lucas (10) and we are raising money for Pancreatic Cancer UK.


Our friend Tracy has a terrible disease called pancreatic cancer. Tracy is afraid of needles and allergic to doctors but she is being incredibly brave . She has had a big operation with a super surgeon who cut out the cancer from her tummy and she is now having treatment with chemotherapy medicines. Some days Tracy feels really tired and weak but she still always finds time to ask how we are doing or give us a hug when we see her. 


Pancreatic Cancer UK is a charity that helps people who are living with this terrible disease. They offer information and support and  they also help to pay for research so that doctors and scientists can try to find better treatments or even a way to eradicate this cancer.


We are committing to a challenge and hope that you will support by donating money to Pancreatic Cancer UK that can help people that find themselves in Tracy’s situation. You can donate money through the online link or through our collection tin.


We are going to do 100 exercises per day for the month of April. Because we are still growing we are going to mix up the exercises from day to day picking from the list below:

100 sit ups 

100 seconds wall handstand

100 seconds plank

100 lengths swimming

100 push ups

100 star jumps

100 mountain climber exercises

100 ski jumps 

100 seconds wall sit

100x100m cycling

100 abdominal twists



Please consider donating generously 


With love from Nina and Lucas 

Thank you to my Sponsors

£1.02k

Jonathan Norton

Keep up the good work. Wishing you lots of luck. Jonathan Norton

£1,000

Adam Zebrak

Nina and Lucas We love you Thankyou ❤️

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Marcella Altmann & Richard Gros

WE LOVE Y OU TRACY! LOVE MARCELLA & RICHARD

£800

Anonymous

Well done Nina and Lucas, you are superstars!

£515

Marianne Fisher

Bravo Nina and Lucas 👏👏👏 I think what you are doing is fabulous especially as it is in honor or Tracy whom we all love

£515

Anonymous

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

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Stephen And Janie And All At Hancocks

Wonderful Nina and Lucas such a wonderful challange and so very very special that you are doing it in Tracy's name. We wish

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Chrissie And Carey

Hope the correct amount comes up this time

£515

Paul And Ali Hewson

From the neighbours B and A

£515

Holly Cohen

£515

Andrew Cohen

£440

Roger And Ian Grant And Family

£374.40

Richard Tilles

£341.12

Lucy Bayliss

Amazing work guys!! Xx

£312

Stephen Russell

In honor of Tracy Zebrak

£260

Neil Taylor

Well done guys - great effort!

£260

Alan Lee

Good luck im supporting my cousin Tracy. Well done.

£250

Robert Maharry

Well done you Guys!

£208

Anonymous

Huge congratulations, your amazing stamina will mean may people with Pancreatic cancer will benefit from your stunning achievement

£200

Daxa Tailor

Great job Nina and Lucas. I’m so proud of you both :-)

£156

Alan Crossland

£104

Anonymous

£104

Richard Sykes

A great cause, and a lovely thing to do.

£104

Odette Rocha

£104

Chris Taylor

Nina and Lucas, you stars

£104

Tara Agace

Bravo 👏👏👏

£100

Jane And Peter Tenenbaum

What a fantastic cause. Wishing you all the luck. With love Jane & Peter

£100

The Devereuxs

Well done!

£100

Richard Sykes

As promised! Congratulations on completing the challenge

£100

Francoise Robinson

Well done, great cause! x

£78

Simon Cohen

Keep up the wonderful efforts.

£60.32

Dr Fiona Mccarthy

£60.32

The Nobles

Good luck Nina & Lucas. Fantastic challenge for a great cause. Claire, David, Lucy &George xx

£60.32

Alan & Lena Crossland

Good luck and well done!! Alan & Lena

£60.32

Annie

So proud of my grandchildren and can’t wait to join them swimming 100 lengths in Portugal

£60.32

Karen Brooks

Makin you are a superstar🌟⭐️💫 Congrats and thank you to Nina and Lucas❤️

£58

Anonymous

Kick some ass x

£58

Chris

Good luck Nina and Lucas

£58

Tom Megginson

Well done both of you!

£52

Jenny Choi

Keep it going Lucas and Nina xxx

£52

Charles Imber

Congrats to Nina and Lucas - amazing effort

£52

Anonymous

Great work, great cause

£52

Anonymous

well done from Nigel Brook

£52

Isabella & Lúcás

Great cause Nina & Lucas. 🙏🏼 Good luck with this!

£52

May Samways

You are our new generation of inspiration xxx

£52

Mark Farnsworth

Well done both of you - a great effort

£52

Claudia & Cecilia

With love from Claudia & Cecilia

£52

Brian Sutherland And Anne Sutherland

Fantastic effort children

£52

Lena Crossland

Well done Nina and Lucas! Love from Daniel and Mason

£52

Andreas Roesner

£50

Matt, Maria, James And Sophia Stott

Well done Nina and Lucas for all your hard work and incredible effort. We are so proud of you both for supporting your friend and this great incredible cause.

£50

Francesca

Amazing idea guys - good luck with the challenge!

£50

Angela Paterson Foster

Well done for raising for such a good cause and my cousin Tracey. Sending lots of love and prayers. Angie and marius xxxxx

£50

Barney & Vanessa

£41.60

Asma Fikree

Well done, Nina and Lucas!

£31.20

Ami Chaplin

Amazing!! Well done Nina and Lucas

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Erin Lonsdale

A fantastic cause. Good luck Nina and Lucas!

£26

Anonymous

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Oscar, Sofia And Alex

What an amazing thing to do Lucas and Nina! Well done to you and good luck with the exercises! Tracy already loves you to bits but I think she is going to be extra proud of you! xx

£26

Benyamin Deldar

Good luck Nina and Lucas! You'll smash it - great cause

£26

Markku

£26

Hilary

Good luck both of you xx

£26

Chrissie And Carey

100 exercises a day, what a challenge. You are wonderful Nina and Lucas, good luck and make it fun

£26

Antonia Mudunkotuwe

You can do this! Good luck Team Farnsworth x

£26

Kristen Edwards

Good luck Nina!

£26

Richard Taylor

£26

Anonymous

£26

Clive & Caroline Warren

£26

Carole Taylor

Dear Tracy, only just heard, as I’m not able to be in Eze anymore.Sending all my love and positivity, Carole x

£26

David Dominey

Well done Nina and Lucas, a worthy cause

£26

Sarah Poore

Keep doing what you're doing, it's brilliant seeing your progress and an amazing cause.

£26

Anonymous

You are amazing! Good luck with it all! x

£26

Catherine. And Jason

Well done a brilliant cause

£26

Mandy Dunn

Brilliant job Nina and Lucas! Your mum has told me how amazing you are. Well done for doing something so important x

£26

Harry Mann

Good luck from all the Manns!

£26

Alex Georgakis

Let’s do this!!!

£25

Anna Robinson

Amazing work and an amazing cause!

£25

Rachel G

Well done Lucas and Nina!

£25

Neil Chisholm

Good luck and have fun doing all the sporting activities!

£25

Jo Curteis

Well done Nina and Lucas for supporting such a worthwhile cause.

£25

Claire Bruton And Ross Kinsey

Good luck to Nina and Lucas! A tough challenge for a worthy cause.

£25

Seema

Great work for a great cause!

£25

Meliks

Amazing Farnsworths

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Yee Gan Ong

All the best!

£20.80

Elise

Great work Nina and Lucas!

£20.80

Sarah Wimborne

Well done you two - impressive!

£20.80

Rachel

Fantastic challenge for a brilliant cause. Good luck Nina and Lucas!

£20.80

Alison Fitzgerald

Good luck!What a great cause.

£20.80

Nici Macleod

What an amazing thing to do. Good luck to you both. N

£20.80

Andy Warner Lacey

Best of Luck to both Nina &Lucas So impressed by both your effort and the amount you have raised...(and I wrote that before I read what you are actually doing!! Now impressed X 100!!) Go Team Farnsworth!!!

£20.80

Annabelle Doyle

Well done , super amazing ! Such a fantastic cause x

£20.80

Maria Moffatt

Keep up the great work!!

£20.80

Sophie Bloomer

Nina and Lucas, you are both amazing and inspirational.. good luck on your challenge for such a worthwhile charity.

£20.80

Malin Farnsworth

From Jaya - thank you !

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Louise Bailey

Well done Nina and Lucas - great work. From Noah and Betsy x

£20

Jane Mclean

Amazing. Good luck!

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Lieven , An, Gilles, Maxim

Respect for all the extraordinary efforts . Incredible.

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Christopher Cull

Congratulations Nina and Lucas on an amazing April!

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Anonymous

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Camilla

So impressive! Huge congratulations. Best wishes Isa’s mum

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Tom Dawson

Lucas, you are doing an amazing thing with your sister for an amazing cause (that is close to your heart). It was always obvious that you would make the world a better place during your time “on it” and this is just a sample of that here! Inspirational!

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Sophie Bye

£10.40

Jo Spencer

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Gill

This is amazing, well done. x

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The Bristow Boys

Amazing effort, well done guys.

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Chris

Good luck Lucas and Nina!

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Luke Johnson

Hope the exciting challenge is going well!!