Vets run 10 marathons in 10 days to raise £10,000

Carolyne, from Gloucestershire and fellow vet Brian, from Suffolk, will start their gruelling 260 mile journey in Wahilgoe, Northern Scotland on 14 April and finish with the London Marathon on 23 April. Travelling across the country, they face punishing terrains from Land’s End to Orkney, from Galway in Ireland to Wales.

They will run for Brooke, to help raise money to support the lives of working horses, donkeys and mules in some of the world’s poorest communities and in so doing, help the people that rely on these animals to earn a living, and provide for their families.

Carolyne, who runs her own business as a performance coach and mentor for vets, said: "I will be 40 in 2017 and I wanted a big challenge and this seemed as good as any!  I also believe in creating stories to tell my grandchildren and I’m sure a few good ones will come from this adventure.

"Brooke seemed like an obvious fit in that I have always owned horses myself and have worked in equine practice. I like the ethos behind Brooke in that by helping horses, mules and donkeys in developing countries, you are also helping to support the communities that depend on them for their livelihoods."

Ten2London is already gathering steam, and Carolyne and Brian have secured sponsorship from PetPlan, Denplan, VetShare, BCF Technology, Independent Vetcare, Vet Dynamics, Eight Legal and Keystone. It means all their costs are covered, and the rest of their sponsorship can go to the cause.

Brian said: "It’s a pretty big project; especially for two people who only ran their first marathons in 2016.  The training is coming on pretty well…but there aren’t enough hours in the day! The reaction so far has been interesting!"