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Swapping their scrubs and regulation footwear for charity T-shirts and walking shoes – two fundraising friends from Stamford & Rutland Hospital are celebrating marathon success.

Colleagues and walking buddies Clare Humphries and Racheal Lane stepped out recently to  raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.

They put their best feet forward to tackle on one of the UK-wide Macmillan Mighty Hikes walking events.

Taking in the stunning vista of the Norfolk Coastline, the 27-mile route started at Cromer beach, through Salthouse Marshes, Norfolk Coast Path, Wells-Next-The-Sea before the finish line at Holkham.

Racheal said: “What a fabulous weekend it was and the weather was perfect. We started at 7.30am on Saturday and crossed the finish line at around 5pm. It was a brilliantly organised event with plenty of route markers, stewards, facilities and food.

“We met and chatted to some of our fellow walkers who had some lovely stories about why they were doing the Mighty Hike, and this helped to pass the time and the miles! The 3.5 miles of shingle was tough, but we made it to the end where there were packets of Skittles waiting for us.”

Team name Scrubbers24, Clare and Racheal have smashed their fundraising target – with donations to date topping over £700.There is still time to support them here Racheal Lane is fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support (justgiving.com)