74-year-old wonder woman and her Pope mobile pass through Castletown
Global running legend Rosie Swale-Pope MBE passed through Castletown yesterday afternoon on her way to John O'Groats.
The 74-year-old adventurer has been on a "mini quest" that started at Land's End on July 12 and will hopefully end on Christmas Day when she walks alone into John O'Groats.
On Tuesday afternoon she posed for a couple of pictures and remarked on the friendliness she had experienced in the village.
"I'm really delighted with the reception I got and the people at the shop were very friendly and supportive," said Rosie.
"I think it's likely I'll be stuck at John O'Groats for a while, when the lockdown comes into operation, but I'll have time to work on the book I'm writing."
If she finishes the mammoth trek, Rosie will become the oldest woman to run unsupported from Lands End to John O'Groats. She was running 9000km from Brighton to Kathmandu to raise money for PHASE Worldwide when the Covid-19 pandemic hit and was forced to put it on hold.
Rosie is recognised for her achievements as an author, marathon runner, TV presenter and successfully completed a five-year around-the-world run, raising £250,000 for a charity that supports orphaned children in Russia and to highlight the importance of early diagnosis for prostate cancer.
Her other achievements include sailing single-handed across the Atlantic in a small boat, and trekking 3000 miles alone through Chile on horseback.
Rosie has dragged her own supplies in a wheeled pod that also acts as a shelter for sleeping in at the end of each day and has solar panels to provide electricity for charging devices. After almost freezing to death during an earlier trip through Alaska and being chased by wolves in Russia it seems unlikely that Rosie will be particularly challenged by a cold and lonely Christmas at John O'Groats.
To read more about Rosie and support her chosen charity visit phaseworldwide.org/rosieruns
Follow @RosieSwalePope on Twitter to check her progress.
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