Sam soldiers through the miles for veterans charity
A woman who ran every day in December raised £1,000 for blind and partially sighted ex-soldiers.
Sam Bunning, 35, took on a series of increasingly challenging targets from a 5km to a half marathon to raise cash for Blind Veterans UK.
After hitting her original goal of £250 quickly, Sam decided to add the extra challenge of running 100 miles in the month of December and increased her target to £1,000.
Sam, from Llansantffraid, Powys, said: “After three weeks of running every day, an old knee issue flared up on Boxing Day which put a bit of a spanner in the works for the half marathon. So, to make sure I completed the challenge, I shared the half marathon with my husband, alternating 3km stints.
“I was absolutely blown away by the support from friends, family and even strangers. I’m so pleased to be able to donate this money to an absolutely brilliant charity.”
She added: “My grandfather was in the Navy and 20 years ago he started to lose his sight. The support the charity gave him in the early days was just amazing to see. They quickly got him up and running on a specially adapted computer so he could continue with his family history research.
“He’s in his 90s now and most of his Navy friends have sadly passed. So being able to visit the charity’s rehabilitation and training centre in Llandudno means the world to him. It also gives my mum some critical respite as his primary carer.”
