Thank you for visiting my Just Giving Montane Spine Challenger fund raising page.

I only took up trail running a few years ago, not just for the fitness side of things but I needing something to help focus my mind mentally and nudge me out of some struggles I was having.

Running has become a joy and helped mentally has helped me so much.

After turning 50 I decided that I wanted to give myself a challenge, something to really focus my mind on. Having ran no further than a half marathon I thought maybe a full Marathon, until a good friend of mine gently nudged me towards joining them on the June 2022 Montane Spine Challenger, a 108 mile run along the Pennine way.

I have attempted the event twice now, sadly having to pull out in 2022 at 92miles and in 2023 at 62miles , I have learnt so much on the last two events and am determined not to be defeated and put this event to bed in 2024.

As part of this challenge I have also decided to go tea total for the next 10months until completing the event in June 2024.

Running has helped me so much and with this challenge I wanted to give something back to two special charities.

Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team members are all volunteers and give their time to train and to respond to call outs entirely without charge. Indeed, there is a considerable financial commitment made by each team member, who is responsible for the provision of most of their own equipment and all of their own travelling expenses.

Donations are essential in order to cover there running costs and replace out of date and worn out equipment.