NEWPORT is set to play its part in a duo’s ambitious fundraising endeavour of running 10 marathons in 10 days this spring.

Veterinary surgeons Carolyne Crowe and Brian Faulkner are taking on the challenge in extreme locations across the British Isles to help raise £10,000 for Brooke, an equine welfare charity.

Crowe, from Gloucestershire, and Faulkner, from Suffolk, will start their gruelling 260-mile journey in Wahilgoe, Northern Scotland on April 14 and finish with the London Marathon on April 23.

Travelling across the country, they are going to face punishing terrain from Land’s End to Orkney and Galway to South Wales.

And the pair will be running through Gwent on April 20 when they kick-off their seventh marathon in Newport and finish in Yate, Gloucestershire.

Crowe, who runs her own business as a performance coach and mentor for vets, said: “I will be 40 in 2017 and I wanted a big challenge, and this seemed as good as any.

“I also believe in creating stories to tell my grandchildren and I’m sure a few good ones will come from this adventure.

“Brooke seemed like an obvious fit in that I have always owned horses myself and have worked in equine practice.

“I like the ethos behind Brooke in that by helping horses, mules and donkeys in developing countries, you are also helping to support the communities that depend on them for their livelihoods.”

Ten2London is already gathering pace and sponsorship has been secured from PetPlan, Denplan, VetShare, BCF Technology, Independent Vetcare, Vet Dynamics, Eight Legal and Keystone.

It means all their costs for the venture are covered and the rest of the pair’s sponsorship can go to the cause.

Faulkner added: “It’s a pretty big project, especially for two people who only ran their first marathons in 2016.

“The training is coming on pretty well but there aren’t enough hours in the day.

“The reaction so far has been interesting. Most people think we are mad, some say we’re brave and the odd few say they have been inspired.

“Just to complete this challenge will be an achievement, but to do it and raise £10,000 for Brooke will be amazing.”

To sponsor the pair, visit ten2london.co.uk