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Two friends decided to give a little back instead of give things up for Lent and ended their month of generosity by taking on the equivalent of two full marathons in two days.

Sarah Hutton and Kayleigh McMahon, who share a flat in The Maltings, Falkirk realised they had possibly bitten off more than they could chew when they started to

look into the details of the Goggins Challenge.

Maybe the run being inspired by ex-Navy Seal and ultra-running fanatic David Goggins was a clue – and the fact it required the pals to run four miles every four

Flat mates Sarah Hutton and Kayleigh McMahon raised £1500 for SAMH with their marathon Goggins Challenge

hours in the span of two days.

Sarah said: “It was tough – a lot tougher than we both thought it was going to be. We wanted to do something that was really challenging for us and the people who

supported us knew it would be a real challenge for us.

"We’re not runners and we were a little bit naive at the beginning of it. The more we read about it we realised it’s actually almost two marathons in two days and the

The Falkirk flat mates completed the gruelling Goggins Challenge - the equivalent of running two marathons in two days - to raise funds for SAMH

most we’ve ever run before was a half marathon and 10Ks."

Falkirk flat mates' marathon effort for mental health charity