RNLI lifeguard Kat and her mum celebrate Mother's Day out on a run
Forget flowers and a special lunch, this Mother’s Day RNLI lifeguard Kat and her mum will be out training for their joint challenge to complete the London Marathon in April.
Kat, who qualified as a lifeguard on Bantham beach last summer, challenged her mum to take on the marathon as a way for the two to celebrate special birthday milestones. Kat will turn 18 this year, while her mum Jacqui will celebrate her 50th birthday.
Kat says, ’I love being an RNLI beach lifeguard and so running the marathon for the charity seemed like a great way of raising money to saves lives at sea, while keeping me fit for when I’m lifeguarding on the beach. I challenged mum to enter with me; it’s so nice to share the experience with her, and the long training runs mean we can catch up and spend time together. This Mother’s Day we’ll be out running 10 miles across the hills in Devon.’
Kat and Jacqui’s Just Giving page can be visited at: https:///uk.virgingiving.com/Team/katandjac
Anyone interested in running the London Marathon for the RNLI can visit RNLI.org/virginlondonmarathon
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Key facts about the RNLI
The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,000 lives.
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