Quinn racks up the miles for Maggie’s
Quinn wanted to help after her Granny Franny, who lived with them, and Papa Gilbert who lived next door passed away from cancer within just six months of each other last year.
Quinn wanted to help after her Granny Franny, who lived with them, and Papa Gilbert who lived next door passed away from cancer within just six months of each other last year.
Participants in the virtual event for Eildih’s Trust completed 396 miles which is the same as going round Barra 30.5 times, says Iagan MacNeil who was one of the organisers.
Stacey and Max Holloway hope bumper numbers of people will take up the challenge over one week in August to complete as bigger distance as they can in six, 12 or 24 hours.
Susan and Andrew Simpson with their daughters Niamh, 11, and Charis, 15, have turned their Appin garden into Tentland.
The 53-year-old who lives on Luing has climbed the height of Ben Nevis in aid of the island’s emergency COVID-19 Fund – without straying far from his doorstep in Cullipool.
Competitors for the Winter trail race travelled from as far as Orkney and Southampton to complete as many laps as they could over dirt tracks, rocky paths, through forestry and over river crossings.
The oceanographer works at The Scottish Association for Marine Science and is co-founder of Oban SEALS (Sea and Loch Swimmers).
The team behind Challenge 4000 is inviting people to come and find out more about the project before wishing them Bon Voyage.
Olly Vollum and Eachann MacGregor-Louw, both nine, braved darkness, cold water and a wintry squall to swim 900 metres back home from Gallanach on the mainland on Saturday.