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JustGiving reports that, at £2,656, Snape's Anita has raised 126% of her £2,100 target — donated by 51 supporters — in support of the charity Jess Grant Celebration, who fundraise to bring the benefits of music to children with medical conditions. Gift Aid has increased the total by another £357.50.
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UPDATE ON TUESDAY, 27th JUNE
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Just to let you know that the final total for my 100km Lake District Walk is a sensational £2576 (+ £357.50 Gift Aid). Thank you so much to everyone who supported me in reaching this fabulous total. Two weeks on and I'm still trying to process how I actually made it to the finish line. I know that your encouragement and support of my challenge played a huge part in keeping me going. Jess was with me every single step of the 153,328 steps. On the really steep hills, when my body was telling me to stop, I could just imagine her telling me, "Come on Mum, keep going, you can do this!". Memories of Jess' strength, determination and resilience were with me all the way. I'm delighted to have completed this tough challenge and to have raised so much money for music therapy in memory of our wonderful daughter Jess. <3 Anita
UPDATE ON TUESDAY, 13th JUNE AT 12:41 (by Instagram)
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Thank you so much for all the kind messages of support on Facebook while I was walking. They really did help me to keep going. And thanks to Kevin and Maisy, my support team. It was so lovely to see them at rest stops and to get updates. Most of the walk I had no phone signal, so it was brilliant to get your messages and to hear about your kind donations to my fundraising.
I'm still completely stunned I made it to the finish. The walk was incredibly tough, with vertical climbs and descents on rocky stony paths. The guy who said it was like walking 100km [62+ miles] on Lego bricks was so right. It was nothing like the training I'd done in the flatlands of Suffolk and the hills of North Norfolk, and I was totally unprepared for the heat, mostly because of heat exhaustion, and apparently only 62% of us made it to the finish line. My body wanted to quit time and time again, but my head just kept telling me to keep going. Delighted I did, so pleased to have made it.
Most enjoyable bits of the walk: seeing the sunrise over Grange-over-Sands, and walking on the flat for a while along the edge of Lake Windermere, remembering the lovely boat trip we took with Jess. <3 — Anita
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At the Finish, 12th June | Back at Meet Up Mondays, 19th June |
MONDAY, 12th JUNE AT 17:45 (by Facebook)
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Anita did it!! 100km across some interesting terrain — the announcer described it as walking 100km across Lego bricks! Finished at 14:25, so 30 hrs 25 mins walking, breaking only for food stops and Compeed [gel plasters] application. All in temperatures hitting 26 degrees. A fantastic effort, and completion of an epic challenge!!