Manchester marathon 26.2 miles family challenge. We knew running a marathon isn’t easy so we decided to raise money for charity to soften the pain & suffering! We chose CRY to help raise awareness of sudden young cardiac death and to support cardiac screening in our local area.

12 weeks of training and marathon day arrived. We were greeted with much warmer conditions than anticipated despite a 9am start time for the 1st wave. Starting from Old Trafford we took in many areas of Manchester including Stretford, Sale, Altringham and Whalley to name a few.

The streets were lined thick with well wishers and supporters offering sweets and sugar to keep us going as well as water and hose pipes to cool us down! Strangers shouting your name and willing us to the finish. Mission accomplished! Jayne & Shannon successfully navigated 26.2 miles and the other half of the team completed as a relay each successfully completing half marathon distance (13.1 miles each)