Local charity St Ann's Hospice is inviting people to help raise money in a 100km challenge in March.

Participants are challenged with travelling 100km 'your way', covering the distance by any physical activity - walking, running, cycling, swimming, a combination of the lot, or something else altogether. You'll have the entire month of March to try and hit the goal.

The idea is for participants to raise money for St Ann's through sponsorship of their challenge.

St Ann's Hospice provides care to patients with life-limiting illnesses. The charity is currently constructing a brand new building in Heald Green to improve care.

The 100km challenge also ran last year. One of the participants was Karen Pawlett, who has been a supporter of St Ann's since her father was cared for by the hospice before he passed away.

St Ann's new hospice building is currently under construction (Image - St Ann's Hospice)

"I'm a dog walker by trade so I was able to use this to my advantage", Karen said. "Of course, I ended up getting out more as a result of the challenge and meeting up with friends to walk at the weekends.

"Once I reached the 100km milestone I just said to myself, well I need to get to 200 now, then it was 300. I just got the bug for it."

Karen posted regular updates on her walking to the St Ann's Hospice private Facebook page dedicated to the 100km in March challenge where the support and encouragement from other participants kept her going.  

"I just loved everything about it, it made me want to keep going, and seeing everyone else's photos and their progress was great encouragement," Karen added.

"I'll always support St Ann's; my dad spent the last few days of his life at the Heald Green hospice in October 2023. The care my dad received from the staff at St Ann's was amazing and my family will be forever grateful for that.  That's why I keep fundraising," she added.  

If you are interested in taking part in this year's 100km in March challenge, you can click here to sign up. All participants will receive a St Ann's t-shirt and a tracker to log their progress. 

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