Lucy Coppack is taking part in #ChallengeEastCheshire this year and absolutely smashing it!
Lucy was ready to run the Wilsmlow Half Marathon at the weekend… until it got cancelled! But that didn’t stop Lucy as she decided to brave the weather and run it on her own anyway!
At a time when so many of our income streams from fundraising events are running dry, it’s really important that people like Lucy find a way to keep fundraising for us. Thank you Lucy!
Please sponsor Lucy on JustGiving at
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/lucy-coppack
This is how her day went…
“I was all prepared for the race, mentally and physically, had all my kit laid out, breakfast prepped, eaten and drank lots in preparation the days leading up to the half marathon. But when I woke up on Sunday morning at 7am I saw the text from the Wilmslow running festival team saying it had been cancelled due to Covid-19.
I was so gutted as I was so prepared, so I messaged my family and decided I was going to do it anyway.
So I posted some videos on social media explaining my plan…
So off I set on my 13.1 mile run, through Langley and Sutton and on the canal to Congleton and back!
The conditions were awful! It started hailing and raining on the way and the canal was sooo muddy (see pictures) I was soaking wet, then it was time to do it all again… so on my way back I was trying not to fall over… didn’t succeed as I fell over 3 times!
I was fine. Just muddy. Very muddy and wet.
Finally came to the canal in Sutton and jumped off and back up a big hill home!
I managed it though and am uploading my race, time and distance to Wilmslow running festival website so I still get my medal and t-shirt.
More to the point, whilst I was running I had people messaging me and donating as I continued the run!
I’m now at £970 for this race alone plus a £250 cheque from my work.
So, with this and my other JustGiving account and my other cheque from work last year I’m at £2301 for East Cheshire Hospice.
Needless to say, that’s not it as my aim is to raise £7500 – a day’s running cost for the Hospice. So, a bit of rest now as my other races have been postponed until autumn which is good – more time to train.”
If you are able, please sponsor Lucy at:
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/lucy-coppack1
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