A Glasgow woman is preparing to take on a gruelling fitness challenge after her mum was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour.
Stephanie Knight, 27, will compete in HYROX at the Scottish Event Campus on Thursday, March 12, to support Beatson Cancer Charity, which has been supporting her family since her mum, Liz Gilmour's, diagnosis.
Liz was taken to hospital in September after what the family initially believed was a stroke.
After tests, doctors discovered she had a grade four glioblastoma, a fast-growing type of brain tumour.
Since then, Stephanie, who had previously been living abroad, has moved back to Glasgow to help care for her mum full-time.
She said: "When my mum was diagnosed with brain cancer last year, it was obviously really difficult news for us.
"The Beatson have been fantastic in supporting her, and both me and my dad as well.
"The information and support they’ve provided has helped us through such a challenging time."
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The family regularly visited the charity’s Wellbeing Centre during Liz's treatment.
Stephanie said: "We used to go to the Wellbeing Centre every Monday morning before her treatment to have a coffee together, and she also had her wig fitted there.
“Everyone was so friendly and couldn’t have done enough for us.
"The facilities at The Beatson are fantastic.”
Now Stephanie is getting ready to take on HYROX - one of the world’s fastest-growing fitness races that combines endurance running with strength-based workout stations.
Stephanie has been training intensively in the lead-up to the race.
She said: "HYROX is eight kilometres of running with different strength exercises in between like SkiErg, rowing, farmer’s carries and burpees.
"It’s definitely tough, but it’s a great race and I’m really looking forward to it.
“The training has been hard but really enjoyable.
"I’ve been training at the Emirates Arena with a great community around me and that’s helped keep me motivated.”
Stephanie hopes to raise more than £1000 for Beatson Cancer Charity and help to highlight the support available to patients and families
Donations can be made to help her efforts via Just Giving Page: https://tinyurl.com/44r8mjfm.
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Stephanie said: "My mum is a really independent woman, so seeing how much things have changed has made me realise how important it is to appreciate what our bodies can do while we’re healthy.
"I want to encourage people to use fitness and their wellbeing to raise money for charities if they’re able to."
Evonne Flisch from Beatson Cancer Charity said: "We’re incredibly grateful to Stephanie for taking part in HYROX in support of Beatson Cancer Charity.
"Fundraisers like Stephanie help us continue providing services for patients and families across Scotland, including the Wellbeing Centre at The Beatson.
"We wish her the very best of luck for Thursday and thank her for the incredible effort she is making while supporting her mum."
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