Sarah Smith

Sarah's Deconstructed Ironman and bikeathon charity day page

Fundraising for AMMF
£1,539
raised of £500 target
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In memory of Lena Burns
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As some of you may know, this charity is already close to my heart. In 2015 I raised for this charity in memory of Kathryn Swain who lost her battle to bile duct cancer. I am now raising money in memory of a very close friend, the extraordinary Lena Burns. Lena sadly passed away very suddenly with the same cancer, in March 2021. To say it was a shock to all who knew her, is an understatement. Lena was strong, determined and caring, yet her life was cut short.

Lena was a character to say the least! She had many stories to share, a shoulder to lean on, and a welcoming home. Wherever she was, she would have a huge smile on her face; she could lift the spirit of any room. She was the definition of living life to the full. She was unique, quirky and a little bit crazy... but normal is boring, right?!

A dentist, a trapeze artist, a devoted mum- and not just to her two beautiful daughters. 

Lena, we love you- Burns Salute, until the bitter end.

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My aim this year is to complete a deconstructed Iron Man- basically I will complete all three aspects of an Iron Man event, but over a week. This will include:

1- The York Marathon

2- Cycle 180km- I will complete this using zwift on my turbo- both a physical and a mental challenge

3- Swim 4km 

After an injury from running, I am very much back to starting over, so this really will be a challenge for me!  

This will be in October, but, in the mean time, I am also holding a bikeathon hosted by Inspired Personal Training in June. This will be from sunrise to sunset. The aim is to have a continual ride, in which friends and family join in, to add to the distance. 

I want to help raise awareness of this cancer. AMMF is a fantastic charity that dedicates ALL its time to cholangiocarcinoma research, aiming to find earlier diagnosis, and information.

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About the charity

AMMF

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AMMF is the UK's only cholangiocarcinoma charity. Our main aims are to raise the awareness of cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer), to provide information, and to support specialised research teams in their work to find the causes, methods of earlier diagnosis and treatments for this disease.

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