Mums on the run for charity

FOUR Lymm mums are to run in this year’s London Marathon to raise money for their chosen charities.
The four – who all have children at Ravenbank Primary School – say they must have hit a “mid-life crisis” as they had never done anything like it before.
But in preparation for the event they have all been training together for the last 12 months, have all completed a couple of half-marathons and recently completed a 14-mile training session
They are Claire Wormald,36, with three children, Emily, Olivia and
Edward, Joy Parkinson, 40 with three children, Emma, Sam and Beth, Becky Rhind, 39, with three children, Abby, Poppy and Ben and Claire Steed, 37, with two children, Harvey and Archie.
The children all attend Ravenbank or local pre-schools or nurseries.
Charities to benefit will be the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), Asthma UK and Parkinsons UK.
They have set themselves a target of raising £8,000 and have already raised £4,500 through a quiz night, a stall on Dickensian Day, a car boot sale and collecting with Santa and the Rotary Club before Christmas. They are holding a cocktail party and disco at the Village Hall on February 4.
The four mums felt with 11 children between them, Juvenile Diabetes was a good cause to support while Claire’s father has Parkinson’s and Becki’s son Ben, aged five, suffers from Asthma.
Claire said: “I went to watch the London Marathon in 2000 and got caught up in the sense of achievement and emotion of the day. Have been saying ‘one day I’ll do it’ ever since.
Joy gave up work to spend some time with her children – at that time two, three and five – and took up running “to keep sane amidst the childcare chaos.”
Becky said: “To help me get through the training I decided to raise money for Asthma UK to make it all seem worthwhile.”
Claire said: “I enjoy a sporting challenge and the London Marathon will definitely be one!”
Anyone wants to help can call Claire on 07590 838030 or visit www.virginmoneygiving.com/team/LymmMarathonLadies