K2B veteran urges to 'just do it' and sign up

Mrs Jepson has completed the K2B seven times and is also the team coordinator for two different charities.

She completed the walk for the first time in 2003 in aid of The Dystonia Society after her husband was diagnosed with the life changing neurological condition.

She has since helped raise more than £35,000 for the charity.

As a result of Mrs Jepson and her team’s efforts many local people have been given the correct support, advice and treatment required to enable them to carry on leading active lives.

She also coordinates teams for the local Furness Abbey Fellowship, which was set up to support English Heritage in increasing visitor numbers to the Abbey.

Mrs Jepson said: “We want to raise the profile of this important medieval monastery.

“We should be proud of it and shouting about it from the rooftops.”

Talking about what it takes to coordinate teams,Mrs Jepson said: “My work starts in December as I start to take names for my teams.

“Once registration opens, we secure our teams places and then its time to start fundraising and start planning for the day itself.

“We advise our walkers so they are prepared on walk day. I have a brilliant team of volunteers who work amazingly hard.

“On the day we provide bacon sandwiches at the ever popular Dunmail Raise as well as snacks, drinks and first aid support at checkpoints along the way. We also encourage and help walkers who may be struggling.

“We also make sure our walkers are aware of the amazing support from the event itself, which in my opinion is second to none with its plentiful supply of refreshments, first aid and encouragement.

“After the walk it is then time to make sure we get all the sponsor money in, a task in itself.

“But for all the hard work, the sense of achievement when we get the final results can never be underestimated. I would urge anyone contemplating it to stop thinking and just do it."