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Local runners, Janine Burns and Karen McElroy, have completed the six World Marathon Majors and raised £38,800 for Southern Area Hospice (SAH). Having run five of the six World Majors for SAH, the ladies have also run for other local charities, bringing their grand total raised for charity to over £40,000.
Janine and Karen, both from Newry, signed up with SAH for the London Marathon in 2020 and since then have also completed the New York, Boston, Chicago, Berlin and most recently Tokyo marathon. They received their final Six Star Medals, which is a huge achievement for any runner, in Tokyo.
Through their running, they have raised a hugely significant amount of funds for patients locally to avail of hospice care.
James McCaffrey, SAH Fundraising Officer said: “Completing the Six World Marathon Majors is a huge achievement and dream for any marathon runner, but to raise over £40,000 for charity in the process makes that achievement even more rewarding.”
He continued: “Having worked with both Janine and Karen over the past four years, I have seen how hard they have worked both in training and fundraising. To raise £38,800 for SAH in just four years is a huge accomplishment and is something that we are all very grateful for here at the Hospice.”
Janine and Karen commented that they were delighted to have completed the six World Marathon Majors but also honoured to have raised such substantial funds for charity in the process.
For information on running a marathon for Southern Area Hospice, you can email James on mccaffreyj@southernareahospiceservices.org
