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

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

Hiking, Trail running and my Hiit gym classes have become a joy and helped me mentally 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 three times now, sadly having to pull out in 2022 at 92miles, in 2023 at 62miles and after falling down and injuring myself early on in this year's 2024 event I had to pull out at 35 miles.

This year's event was a very low point for me and was a mental struggle, but running and hiking has helped me so much and I giving something back to these two special charities means a lot to me.

I am continuing on this year with some other great events starting with the Cheviot Challenge on Saturday 31st August, the Great North Run on Sunday 7th September and then the Kielder Marathon in October.

Thank you again for all your support it means so much ❤️

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Donations are essential in order to cover there running costs and replace out of date and worn out equipment.