A LONG-distance runner will be hoping to wine one more race after she was nominated for a 2017 Heart of Ulverston Award.

For ten days in May Ulverston's Trudi Dewar pushed her body to its limit when she took part in the Brathay Trust's 10in10 marathon challenge.

For pounding the roads around Windermere for 26 miles, every day for 10 days, Mrs Dewar managed to raise more than £11,000 for charity.

Mrs Dewar was speechless following her nomination for Citizen of the Year, admitting she was "humbled" by the news.

She said: "I'm a bit awestruck really, to me I don't feel like I deserve it compared to other people.

"People have done amazing things for charity, but I really just ran round a lake 10 times. I'm very humbled."

Mrs Dewar is no stranger to ultra-endurance events. Her husband Paul, who she owns Ulverston's Stan Laurel Inn with, has competed in numerous triathlons and marathons and was himself nominated for a Heart of Ulverston Award last year following his 'To Hell and Back' challenge.

It was his superhuman feats that pushed Mrs Dewar to take up a challenge of her own. She wanted to prove that any one was able to set themselves a goal, and achieve it.


"The key reason when I entered was to inspire other people who don't normally run, to do something out of my comfort zone and to raise awareness for Brathay," Mrs Dewar said.

Mrs Dewar has certainly inspired people through her actions. At the time of writing, she has raised £11,500 for the Brathay Trust, in increidble figure when her initial target was only £3,000.

Her actions have even encouraged others to take up exercise: She said: "I've spoken to people who said 'I went out running for the first time ever'."

It took every once of mental and physical strength Mrs Dewar had to get herself over the finish line. Her feat was one many of us would struggling to complete once, let alone 10 times in a row.

However, Mrs Dewar insists she isn't special, saying: "I'm an ordinary woman who just ran a marathon or two."

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