A ROWER from Lincoln is trading skimming the water for pounding the pavements.
Catherine Clark-Field, 22, became one of the faces of a Nike advertising campaign earlier this year and now she is donning her running shoes to take part in the New York Marathon.
She decided to take on the challenge to raise money for Bowel Cancer UK because she never had the chance to know her grandmother, who died from the disease. Miss Clark-Field said: "I think the most I've ever run before was when I did cross-country at school.
"Competitively, the most I've done is seven miles and before this I'd probably only done up to 10 miles in training.
fake rolex "It was actually the same night as entering the Nike event that I signed up for the marathon."
Normally more at home on the water, training for the marathon has been a change of pace.
Miss Clark-Field said: "Preparing for the marathon has been okay because I'm used to doing a lot of training with rowing, so I've just replaced that with the running.
"It rolex replica was a change because it's very different from being in a boat.
"I thought it would be an experience and an opportunity that I might not have again once I left university.
"A lot of people I know have said they've been affected by cancer in some way too. It's nice to know the money I'm raising helps people."
With just under a month to go until the big day in the Big Apple, Miss Clark-Field has her sights set on a fundraising target of Pounds 1,500.
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Helping her on the way is tonight's pub quiz at the Tap And Spile in Hungate from 7.30pm.
The sport and leisure management student is also determined to get a good time in the marathon on November 1. She said: "I'm hoping to finish in four hours, that would be nice.
"If I get through it I'll be happy and I'd quite like not to stop."
Andrew Moffatt, director of fundraising at Bowel Cancer UK, said: "We are delighted Catherine has chosen to support Bowel Cancer UK. We wish her all the best in the last few weeks of her training and with her fundraising efforts.
"This is a fantastic event and we really hope she enjoys the challenge and experience of taking part in one of the world's great road races."
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