A PETERSFIELD footballer and estate agent ran, swam and cycled in her back garden in aid of NHS Charities Together – and so far the triathlon has seen Imogen Wade-Palmer raise more than £1,300.
The future trainee solicitor, aged 23, saw the Olympic distance home event as a perfect way to support coronavirus frontline health workers.
Without leaving her garden in Redhill Road in Rowlands Castle, she completed the triathlon to almost double her target of £750.
The midfield player for AFC Bournemouth Women said: “I work in a Petersfield and enjoy The Townhouse bar and Petersfield Football Club, and have had a lot of support from the town.
“I completed it in just over 3½ hours and it was streamed live with very entertaining commentary from my family
“I don’t have an Olympic pool, so I swam 334 lengths of a 4.5-metre pop-up pool, then it was a 40km cycle using my static bike.
“For the 10km run, I ran up and down my 37-metre back garden 271 times. That was definitely the hardest, but at least my legs had just about warmed up from the freezing cold pool by then.”
To donate to Imogen’s appeal, visit her web page at www.
uk.virginmoneygiving.com/
ImogenWadePalmer