CTC students in Sport Relief challenge

Celebrities including Victoria Pendleton are supporting Sport Relief

SUPER-fit students from the CTC Kingshurst Academy have run, rowed and cycled over 1800 miles since the start of the week.

The pupils have thrown themselves into the furious five-day fundraiser, hoping to raise over £5000 for Sport Relief.

By home time yesterday they'd clocked up 1830 miles, which in real life would have got them as far as Greenland or Algeria.

By the end of today (Friday) they hope to have added at least another 400 miles, which would mean they've covered a distance equivalent to the journey between London and Canada.

Two years ago, the CTC drummed up £4700 for Sport Relief, a charity which supports vulnerable people in the UK and abroad.

Only three schools in the entire country collected more for the good cause, but the Cooks Lane academy is determined to do even better this time.

Find out how the students fare on the final day of the challenge, by going to www.kingshurst.ac.uk/the-academy/fundraising/sport-relief/

• Sport Relief is on BBC One tonight from 7pm. Among the celebrities supporting this year's event are ex-England footballer David Beckham, champion cyclist Victoria Pendleton and girl band Little Mix - who have recorded the official charity single.