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Ava's 21st: Our Hyrox challenge for SANDS

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Back in September 2005 we were so looking forward to becoming parents to our second child. Devastatingly, we received the news at our 20 week scan that there was no detectable heartbeat, and our beautiful baby Ava was born sleeping a few days later.
Unfortunately, our heartbreak did not end there. The following year, another of our beautiful baby girls, Erin, passed away after a short time in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Heartbroken and deeply traumatised by the loss of two daughters, we reached out to Sands (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity). They stepped in with amazing support, comfort, and vital advice to help us navigate a completely new and altered future.
Along with our other amazing children, Ava and Erin remain at the absolute center of our family and our hearts every single day. While we cannot celebrate Ava's landmark 21st birthday with her here, we are channeling our love, memories, and physical energy into this race. Side by side, we will tackle every single kilometer run and all workout stations with our two girls in mind for every single rep.
We are raising money directly for Sands to give back to the community that held us up. Your generous donations help ensure that other grieving parents and families receive the exact same lifesaving guidance, memory boxes, and counseling networks when their world turns upside down.
Thank you for helping us keep Ava and Erin's lights shining bright. Every donation carries us closer to our finish line and helps us to honour our daughter's special birthday. 

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Sunday 25th Oct
Here we are with just a few days to go! Personally, I have felt so many emotions including concern, self-doubt, excitement and everything in between but, one thing which has remained, is the drive and  determination to complete it.
Today, we completed our last gym session and now we plan to rest and recover before race day. 
We are competing late in the evening which means it is unlikely that we will have any of our own spectators - we have also never asked anyone to be there. 
However, the huge amount of support we have received throughout this whole fundraising mission means that we will have every single person in mind even if not physically there in the arena. 
And then there's the amount of money we have managed to raise which is beyond anything we could have ever imagined! 
Thank you so much! 
So, with just a few days to go it's time to remind ourselves as we often need to, we have birthed and buried two of our precious children, we know we can get through all the hard things life throws at us, including the crazy challenges we choose to do! 
Whatever happens in a few days, we want to just say thank you! From the bottom of our hearts, thank you all for the immeasurable love and support you continue to give ❤️ We'll see you on the other side 😅 


Training

Sunday 13th Sep
We are so fortunate to be members of an incredible gym who provide Hyrox training sessions at least 4 times weekly. I want to add here that we do not do 4 training sessions a week! 😂 However, we do try to fit in 2 a week alongside our other training commitments including Les Mills grit strength, body pump heavy, circuits and a personal one for me is Zumba 💃... (Mark usually does a spin class or extra Hyrox training when I do this class!)
I think I speak for both of us when I say we found exercise to be a brilliant mental release but, we are grandparents now and we also want to be the fittest and strongest we can be for our children and our grandchildren to hopefully grow very old while still maintaining the ability to be active and independent with them-this is the ultimate goal! 
Our bodies have sustained a few injuries along the way-training can be gruelling and recovery is just as important to reaching the target so we are always trying to find the balance. 
Having said all of  this, training for this Hyrox challenge with a brilliant trainer and great group of people is strangely something we look forward to 😂 and of course, we have pulled each other through some of the toughest times of our lives so we can do this. Marking Ava's special birthday gives us that extra purpose and push that we need. 
Thank you all for getting behind us, your support means more than you could possibly know! Your shares of the page and donations help to support the incredible work SANDS do everyday! You are amazing, thank you ❤️🌟 

Thank you to my Sponsors

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Sarah G Xx

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Louise Norton

An amazing achievement for Beckie and Mark completing the Hyrox challenge in memory of their girls xx well done both xx

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Angela 0'donnell

Sending you loads of love xxxx

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Tara Marshall

Well done, great effort love from Tara and Ant x

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Yvonne Mcauley

Massive well done both, amazing achievement! 💪 xx

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Kalpesh, Krishna, Veer And Vihaan Shingadia

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Louise

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Adella & Joe

Love you both, you will smash it!! So proud of you❤️

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Jason Randall

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Suzanne Fellows

Good luck to you both

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Gill Frisby

Good Luck Beckie.. you'll smash it! And it's a wonderful cause 🥰

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Beverley De Rome

Good luck to both of you xx Bev and Ellie

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Ruth

Best of luck to you both and well done for supporting an amazing cause xx

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Joanne Blenkiron

Best of luck!! You’ll smash it xxx

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Rachel Adkins

Good luck!

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Bernir

You’re both an inspiration. Lots of love xx

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Becki White

Good luck! 👏🎉

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Gabrielle Doolan

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Pippa Towers

Good luck both 🎉

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Helen Clark

Wishing you all the best on your activity and reaching your goal x

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Louise Kelly

Great charity

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Matt Playford

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Kirk

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Jess Miles

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Michelle Beresford

What an incredible team you two are. So strong. Sending lots of love. Xx

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Luke Taylor

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Teresa

Sending lots of love 💖💖xxx

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Jack Allsopp

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Rachel Wilson

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Paula Wardropper

Sending love x

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Rebecca Buckley

Best of luck to you & Mark, what a great team you are 💪🏼

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Janet (zumba)

Hats off to you both for choosing Hyrox as your challenge 😱 but you will surely smash it for something that means so much 🫶

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Emma Mellor

Sorry for your loss, how wonderful you support such a charity. 💕

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Jennifer Sturch

Privileged to support your efforts and raise funds in memory of Ava. Go for it, you’ve got this!

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Alexandra Andrews

Good luck Beckie you’ll smash it, so proud of you, a fantastic charity. Xx

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Fidelma ❤️

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Zoe Hopewell

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Matt Phillips

This is a lovely, selfless way of honouring Ava, and Erin, and of giving back to the people who helped you. We really wish so much that you had never been in this position, but the strength and courage you’ve shown, and continue to show, is honestly quite amazing. I think we’re all in awe of that - I certainly am! Good luck with the challenge, although we know you won’t need it! Xx

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Tilly Byrne

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Anonymous

Good luck guys ❤️

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Lynn Tredinnick

Good Luck both of you. For such an amazing cause in aid of your 2 beautiful baby daughters xxx

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H

Good luck to you both xx

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Claire Phillips

What an amazing thing for you to do in honour of your two beautiful girls. I know you will both smash it!! Such a selfless act to help others too, what an inspiration you both are ❤️❤️

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Kirsty

Good luck to you both. 🥰

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Sally-ann

Beckie and Mark, a great way to honour Ava & Erin and to support Sands. Good Luck x

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Naomi Xxx

What a wonderful way to pay tribute to your beautiful daughters and to raise awareness for Sands. I love you all very much. Good luck. You've got this 😘🙏🏼💪🏻🔥

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Sam Farnell

What an amazing thing to do in memory of your beautiful daughters. Go smash it 💜💜

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Emilia

Such an amazing thing to do for a great cause! Good luck to both of you 🩷

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Brenda Wall

What an amazing thing to do in memory of Ava and Erin and to help others who may need the same excellent support that you had when you needed it most. Love to you all 💕x

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Anonymous

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Claire Hobley

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Charlotte Wall

Go smash the Hyrox!! Your beautiful daughters will forever be proud of you 💞🫶🏼 An amazing charity and cause! Lots of love, Charlotte, Lee and Orlaith xxxx

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Laurie Taylor

You are truly inspirational. Wishing you and Mark lots of luck in your challenge 😊 xx

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Gem Simkins

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Zoeyy

Good luck!x

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Viv

What an amazing way to honour your precious daughters. We’re cheering you both on and know you’ll have them in your hearts and minds the whole way around the course. Sending lots of love to you. Viv and family xx

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Jessica Mitchell

Sending so much love to you both as you take on this incredible challenge in honour of your beautiful girls, Ava and Erin. Their memory clearly shines through in everything you do. It is truly inspiring to see you turning such unimaginable heartbreak into love, strength and support for other families. Ava and Erin will undoubtedly be with you every step of the way ❤️ You are incredible xxx

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Rebecca Phillips-bignall

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