A SCHOOLTEACHER who ran a half-marathon in tribute to her father has helped raise more than £3,000 for charity.

Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls' rowing coach Kate Callaghan was inspired to run the 13.1-mile Swansea half in aid of the Alzheimers Society by her 'amazing dad' John Hartland, the former Wales rowing coach.

The mum-of-two finished first in her age group among all the alzheimers fundraisers, and was fifth best woman for the charity over all.

After finishing in one hour 54 minutes and 22 seconds, the 51-year-old said: "It was just thinking about my dad and all the kind sponsors that got me up the hill at the end of the run.

"At the start, some people came up to me and said my dad had taught them at Monmouth School and they'd be cheering me on, which was a real boost.

"We ran past Mumbles Rowing Club, where dad often took boats to race and there were crews out rowing, which was really nice."

Mr Hartland, 80, a former Rotarian who is currently cared for at Gibraltar House in Monmouth, ran the rowing club in the town for more than 30 years.

Mrs Callaghan, who is the GB U16 rowing team's assistant manager, ran with sisters Hannah, Megan and Emily Davies, who were all pupils at Haberdashers'.

Megan and Hannah both rowed for Wales at junior level, while the latter also won GB U16 honours and completed the challenge in honour of their grandmother to jointly raise money for the Alzheimers Society and Stroke Association.

To sponsor the quartet, visit https://www.justgiving.com/teams/Runningforourheroes.