THE BEST FINANCE NEWS ON PAGES 26 ‐ 30 Issue No. 1946 20 - 26 October 2022
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INCREDIBLE CHALLENGE
Photo credit: Sarah Streeter
TEAM EFFORT: Six of the eight triathlon friends with Sarah Streeter (second right).
A GROUP of eight friends aged between 43 and 61 from Santopetar and Taber‐ no are running in a triathlon on November 21. The triathlon’s one‐mile (1.6 kilometres) swim, a 20‐ mile (32.1 kilometres) bike ride and a run of five miles, 385 yards (8.4 kilometres) are the equivalent of a marathon and Sarah Streeter intends to complete all three sections. Her com‐ panions will be carrying out separate elements.
“Have you always been a sportswoman?” the Euro Weekly News asked Sarah. “Not really,” she replied. “I played netball and tennis, but only took up running in my 40s and 50s after I re‐ tired.” The group have accepted the gruelling challenge to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK, the Brain Tu‐ mour Charity and the British Heart Foundation in the UK, as well as the Cardi‐ ology department at Huer‐
cal‐Overa hospital. The charities were chosen for reasons close to their hearts, the Euro Weekly News discovered after talk‐ ing to Sarah. A retired consultant On‐ cologist in the UK, she cared for and treated patients with prostate cancer and brain tu‐ mours, she told us. “My father passed away 10 years ago with prostate cancer, having had the dis‐ ease for over a decade,” Sarah explained.
“We are raising funds for the Brain Tumour Charity in memory of a young patient of mine, Shaun Lafford, who died in his early 30s.” The eight friends ‐ six are English, one Scottish and one Australian ‐ are also helping the British Heart Foundation by holding the triathlon on what would be the birthday of Sarah’s father‐in‐law, who died from heart failure near‐ ly five years ago.
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