A Lyme Regis student is set to sail, ride and run for charity in memory of his loved one.

Rory Pulman, 28, is a current student at the Boat Building Academy and is raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support and The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity by competing in the 'Tri-Hard's Challenge'.

On Saturday, April 14, Rory and 19 other athletes will be riding, rowing and running over a hundred miles from Chelsea, London, to Ventnor, Isle of Wight.

The challenge will start at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Chelsea with a 77-mile cycle to Northney Marina on Hayling Island.

From there, athletes will need to row 13 miles as they cross the Solent to Bembridge.

The adventure will finish with a 10 mile trail run to the beach at Ventnor for a well-earned celebratory dip.

The event has been organised by Rory's close friend, Ed Jenner, whose mother passed away last year from cancer.

Rory said: "When I was asked about it, I thought why not?

"I've always wanted to do something like this, especially having lost my father to cancer.

"It's my way of doing something towards charity.

"Having known Ed's mum, I knew it was a good cause to join."

To prepare for his triathlon, Rory has been training hard, with his regime seeing him lose 7 kilograms of weight.

He said: "I row, I cycle, I have been doing interval training and running in Lyme Regis.

"It's great that it is so hilly as it has been helping with my training when I run from Lyme to Seaton."

Rory's regime includes running three to four times a week.

He said: "It was a bit more intense at the beginning, but now I am working out by times ready for the event."

Speaking about the task ahead, Rory said: "I wasn't originally worried about getting on the bike.

"However thinking about the 77 mile cycle has now lingered on my mind."

All money raised will go to the two charities.

The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity supports the world-leading cancer centre, providing the very best care and developing life-saving treatments used all around the world.

MacMillan Cancer Support improves the lives of everyone living with cancer and supporting everyone who is affected by it.

Speaking about the event, organiser Ed Jenner said: "It was organised primarily to give money to two exceptional cancer charities.

"I lost my mother to is last year.

"She was treated at Royal Marsden and MacMillan helped her throughout.

"That is why the route starts at Royal Marsden, and ends at Ventnor, where she had inherited a small fisherman's cottage."

For further information about the 'Tri Hard's' challenge, visit thetrihardschallenge.co.uk

To donate, visit pledgit.net/campaign/trihards