There’s nothing quite like the feeling of crossing the finish line of the London Marathon, and it’s even better when you know you’ve done it for a great cause. That’s exactly what Sophie Smith did recently, completing the 26.2-mile course in an impressive 3 hours, 29 minutes, and 45 seconds – all to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society.
For Sophie, who with her husband Richard runs the Beside The Sea holiday cottage letting business in Camber, completing the London Marathon was – as with the vast majority of the other laudable competitors – a huge challenge, but it was one that she, like her fellow runners, including a number of others from the Rother district, was more than happy to take on. They all trained hard, both physically and mentally, in order to prepare themselves for the gruelling course, and hopefully for the majority, like Sophie, their efforts paid off in the end.
Richard, who with their seven-year-old son Arthur, watched the event from a vantage point by Cleopatra’s Needle on the Embankment, said: “It is truly inspiring to see people using their own personal challenges to raise awareness and funds for important causes, and we hope that Sophie and the other runners achievements will inspire others to do the same. Every little bit counts, and together, we can make a real difference for the chosen charities that so many of them were running for.”
Sophie raised over £2,700 in sponsorship, to date, and anyone wishing to sponsor her can still do so at: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tcslondonmarathon2023charityplace-sophiesmith
Image Credits: Richard Smith .