Sara Cutting was due to compete in the Brighton Marathon at the weekend, running for Macmillan Cancer Support and NHS Charities Together.
But when like so many sporting events it became cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, she decided to run the equivalent of an Ultra Marathon - in her case 100,000 steps - within the confines of her own apartment, located in the Seven Dials area of the town.
As Sara explains on her Just Giving page: "It is so very sad that all of our official money-raising sporting events have had to be cancelled, and many charities are struggling as a result.
"Well, I’ve been thinking for a while what to do on Brighton Marathon Day which would have been on Sunday April 19 and I thought I’d set myself the challenge of going one step further (well several steps actually) and do an Ultra Marathon distance of 30 miles without leaving my front gate."
Video filmed by teacher friend Rosie shows Sara (referred to in the video by her nickname Sara Snood) jogging outside her apartment and explaining her motivation behind her epic run to locals, who can be heard cheering her on. A photo also shows a happy Sara after having completed her feat.
An Ultra Marathon is any race longer than the classic marathon distance of 26.2 miles. On the day, Sara ran ended up running more like 50 miles, she said, having started running at 7am on Sunday and finishing at 9pm.
Sara has raised more than £30,000 for MacMillan Cancer Support since her diagnosis. She set up a new page for her latest Ultra Marathon challenge at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/snoodlockdownultra having been inspired by Captain Tom Moore, the 99-year-old World War II veteran who raised millions by walking up and down his Bedfordshire garden.
