A 20-year-old dog-lover from Lazonby is making ready to tackle the Great North Run tomorrow (tenth September) to boost money for Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest canine welfare charity.
Elliot Judge already dedicates many hours each week volunteering at Dogs Trust Cumbria which has helped greater than 350 dogs discover new without end households.
Although as a volunteer, Elliot has turned his hand to every part from walking the dogs and exercising them within the centre’s woodland and paddocks, to kennel cleansing and doing the laundry, he determined he needed to do much more and set his sights on collaborating within the well-known half-marathon.
Elliot, who works as a retailer assistant within the Co-op store in Lazonby, stated: “I’ve all the time liked dogs and have volunteered for Dogs Trust because the begin of the 12 months.
“I absolutely love it and to see how well the dogs are cared for is fantastic, but that’s only possible because of money raised by supporters. So, I decided as well as volunteering I’d set myself a challenge and chose the Great North Run.”
Elliot will be part of round 60,000 runners on tenth September for the run which will get below manner in Newcastle and winds its manner by way of Gateshead and South Tyneside earlier than ending in South Shields.
Elliot’s coaching has included finishing the Glasgow Half Marathon which he ran in a single hour, 36 minutes however he’s hoping to beat that point, spurred on by the ideas of the dogs he’s serving to.
Lisa Spence, supervisor at Dogs Trust Cumbria, stated: “It’s unimaginable that Elliot is doing this for us. Our volunteers are a part of the Dogs Trust household and Elliot is fantastic with the dogs. The reality that he’s now doing the Great North Run on high of volunteering and dealing, is sensible. We can solely do what we do for our dogs due to the generosity and unimaginable efforts of our supporters, like Elliot.
“We, and all of our dogs, are very grateful to him and have our fingers, and paws, crossed that it goes well.”
If you want to assist Elliot in serving to to boost money for Dogs Trust, go to www.justgiving.com/fundraising/elliot-judge
