An employee at Nantwich firm Hibberts Solicitors is tackling one of the toughest challenges to help raise money for North Staffs MIND.<\/p>\n
Partner & Head of Commercial Carolyn Brooksbank is in training to prepare for an \u2018Ultra Marathon\u2019.<\/p>\n
Carolyn can pick anywhere to start and her own route, at midday.<\/p>\n
She will then have 24 hours to reach the central finish line.<\/p>\n
She will compete against other runners, but she won\u2019t know where they\u2019re starting from until the link goes live at midday.<\/p>\n
The further away she starts, the higher she ranks, as long as she finishes in time!<\/p>\n
Carolyn is competing alongside her friend, Natasha Ashby, who she met through Canicross, which is cross country running with dogs.<\/p>\n
Carolyn\u2019s own dog, Holly is helping her train, although she won\u2019t be running with her in the actual event.<\/p>\n
She is aiming to run around 45 miles, but is yet to pick her starting point and route.<\/p>\n
If she completes the distance within the time, she\u2019ll earn a silver medal.<\/p>\n
Carolyn said: “I decided to tie it in with Red January and support Mind because it\u2019s a worthwhile charity.<\/p>\n
“Mental illness is something which can affect anyone from any walk of life and I don\u2019t think those who suffer necessarily receive the same level of support as those who suffer from physical illness.<\/p>\n
“Mental illness can have a profound effect on everyday life and can detrimentally impact upon a person\u2019s quality of life.<\/p>\n
“I think the work being done by Mind is essential in recognising peo-ple do need more support when it comes to mental illness.”<\/p>\n
Carolyn\u2019s training regime is tough.<\/p>\n
She goes spinning twice a week before\/after work and once it starts getting lighter, she\u2019ll do more running midweek.<\/p>\n
She also does strength training once or twice a week and longer distances at the weekends.<\/p>\n
She\u2019s currently doing 9\/10 mile runs at the weekend plus her usual canicross social runs which are usually 5-6 miles.<\/p>\n
Hibberts staff took part in \u2018Red January\u2019 supporting North Staffs Mind, with 24 of the Hibberts team using a variety of activities to get them moving including local park runs, aqua fit, the Stafford 10k run, spin classes, lunch time walks, yoga, run-ning, body pump and even swapping the car and walking to work.<\/p>\n