A Dunblane mum has taken on a gruelling two-day ‘Arran Extremely’ problem in help of an area teenager dwelling with a mind tumour.
Valerie Storrie, 45, accomplished the 60 mile occasion across the island, scaling mountain peaks and crossing rivers and bogs as she ticked off two marathons in two days, regardless of combating Covid within the closing weeks of her preparations.
It was all accomplished to lift cash for the Mind Tumour Charity after 14-year-old Finn Clarke - an in depth buddy of Valerie’s son - was given the preliminary shock analysis on Hogmanay in 2019.
The teenager has since had three mind surgical procedures to take away the uncommon benign craniopharyngioma tumour, with the final of those coming in December 2021.
Nonetheless, the household was instructed just lately that the tumour had returned, forcing Finn to go for specialist proton remedy remedy in Manchester in an effort to hopefully shrink the tumour.
After following the household’s story, ultrafit Valerie determined to place the trainers on for her personal effort and has raised £3,500 thus far.
“It was the hardest factor I’ve ever accomplished in my life and completely totally different to what I had imagined”, Valerie admitted.
She added: “It was barely tense assembly all the varied checkpoints and I managed to get in by the pores and skin of my tooth on a couple of events.
“The surroundings all through was simply spectacular even in probably the most intense circumstances - I’m pondering of doing it once more, however I in all probability gained’t!
“I might typically say that I’m match and I additionally had an elite coaching plan with Keith Ewing in Dunblane which completely saved the day, I didn’t really feel a twinge in my legs as a result of I had put within the miles and power coaching.”
The fundraising was initially set for a £2,500 goal - however has since smashed by means of that mark with beneficiant presents being comprised of all instructions.
Valerie continued: “I actually wished to lift cash for Finn’s remedy however the household wouldn’t settle for a penny and wished it to go to analysis as a substitute.
“They're the loveliest household you'll ever meet and there was a degree the place I used to be going to chuck it on a crevice after 11 hours on the highway and I simply considered them and the individuals who have sponsored to get me down the glen for the final eight miles.
“Individuals have simply been unbelievably beneficiant all through all of this, I even met a few the stewards from the course on the pub after I completed and after I instructed them what I used to be fundraising for, they tracked me down on Fb and sponsored me.”
To indicate your help for Valerie’s trigger, you'll be able to donate at justgiving.com/fundraising/valstorrie