Strathpeffer lass Poppy (8) 'kept hammering' to complete 10k tribute to granny and smash fundraising target for Cancer Research UK
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THE get-up-and-go antics of a fundraising Ross-shire family motivated to help causes close to their hearts has culminated in another near £2000 boost for cancer research.
Poppy Weatherall (8) took it on herself to raise funds for Cancer Research UK after the death of her grandmother, Liz, at the age of just 52.
The Strathpeffer lass never had the chance to meet Liz who had suffered from pancreatic cancer.
She said before her March 10k running challenge: "I never got to meet her, however I hear she was a lovely lady. I don’t want any other children not to know their grannies so I thought I would plan a fundraiser."
She wrote on a fundraising page that people around the world are affected by the cancer crisis and so planned running a 10K with dad Jack from Maryburgh to Strathpeffer."
In the event she smashed her initial £100 target, eventually pulling in over £1900.
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Dad Jack said: "The day went fantastically. We had a great support crew and Poppy's two uncles joined us for the run. We were met by friends and family in Strathpeffer where beer and ice creams were ingested in equal measure!
"To quote Poppy: ‘I felt great until about 8k in. My legs then got tired, but I just kept hammering.’ She felt fine the next day."
It looks like Hamish, her younger brother, will be next. Jack said: "For his seventh birthday he wanted to run a marathon! I told him we could do a kid’s marathon, much to his disgust!"
