A father and daughter duo from Harwich battled inclement weather as they took on a momentous challenge. 

Jodi Thomas and her father Ashley headed to the Lake District to take on the Frog Whitton Challenge. 

Despite terrible weather Jodi and Ashley completed the challenge which involved cycling a total of ninety-six miles to four separate lakes, and then swimming across the six miles of those lakes.

The Frog Whitton route starts and finishes in Grasmere.

There are nine legs with a total distance of 102 miles, 96 miles of cycling and six miles of swimming.

The longest swim is two miles.

Gazette: Splash - The duo in wetsuits ready to swim part of the six-miles required to beat the Frog Whitton challenge. Splash - The duo in wetsuits ready to swim part of the six-miles required to beat the Frog Whitton challenge. (Image: Frog Whitton Challenge Team)

Part of the cycling journey took the pair through four of the highest mountain passes in the district - Kirkstone, Honister, Hardknott and Wrynose Pass.

With more than ten-thousand feet and gradients of up to thirty per cent, the motivated duo powered through to complete the challenge in just eighteen hours.  

The torrential rain and gale force winds made trekking up and down the hills incredibly difficult for the determined pair.

Ashley, who is part of Harwich Runners, said: “This was one of the hardest challenges I have ever completed, but despite the conditions I thoroughly enjoyed the experience, especially sharing this with Jodi.

“At one point in the day, we were over an hour ahead of our target of 14 hours, but as conditions worsened the amount of walking increased and our time slowed.

“But the main purpose of the day, was to complete the course and we are both proud to have achieved this.”

Gazette: Gearing Up - The duo prepare to tackle the 102 mile journeyGearing Up - The duo prepare to tackle the 102 mile journey (Image: Frog Whitton Challenge Team)

Due to their accomplishment, and as the only father and daughter duo to beat the challenge, they are now named on the 'roll of honour’, alongside only eleven others.

At 23, Jodi is the youngest to ever complete the Frog Whitton Challenge, and at 58, Ashley is one of the eldest.

Jodi and Ashley have thanked their support crew of Kim and Kieran Warner, Elspeth and Roly Knott and Joshua Ogilvie.

Ashley said without their "amazing friends" help the challenge would never have been possible.