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<\/p>\nHarriet lives with an incurable disease<\/p>\n
(Image: Bristol Post)<\/p>\n
A Bristol woman with a rare lung condition has conquered a huge challenge by running the distance of four marathons across four days.<\/p>\n
Harriet Davidson, 31, took on the extraordinary physical and personal feat to raise awareness about the incurable disease she lives with.<\/p>\n
Diagnosed with lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) in 2019, the rare condition causes lung cysts and can affect the kidneys. Thanks to the medication Rapamycin, she has been able to stabilise her condition and remain active.<\/p>\n
Harriet ran four marathons back-to-back over four consecutive days. She set off from her home city of Bristol to her husband\u2019s Adam home city Salisbury, raising awareness and funds for LAM Action, the UK charity supporting women affected by the condition. The couple were joined on the the runs by Harriet’s best friend Lauren Weetch, and Harriet’s mother Mary Saunders in a support car behind.<\/p>\n
Starting in Keynsham, Bristol, the trio ran through Somerset, Frome, Trowbridge, Westbury, Warminster, across Salisbury Plain, before finishing outside Salisbury Cathedral on February 28, which was Rare Disease Day.<\/p>\n
A unique feature of the challenge was that Harriet\u2019s route tracked via GPS spelled out \u201cLAM,\u201d highlighting the disease and raising awareness for the charity.<\/p>\n
Harriet said: “I successfully completed the distance of four marathons in four days and truly defying the odds of lung disease. It feels incredibly surreal. I had the most amazing support around me of my husband Adam and best friend Lauren running with me; my mum in a support car, and a physio from Wiltshire who joined us on the evenings.<\/p>\n
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Pictured are Lauren, Harriet and Adam(Image: Bristol Post)<\/p>\n
“My husband and I spent months meticulously planning this event, going out in the depths of the winter in the horrific conditions to plan the route; checking roads and fields to ensure we could safely run down them, and to ensure spelling LAM over GPS and also ensuring our fitness and training was consistent and constantly building.”<\/p>\n
Despite planning there were hiccups along the way, but they remained determined, as Harriet said: “The rolling hills of Somerset and Wiltshire took true grit to get through. I developed a nasty blistered on day two, which led to some extremely difficult foot pain, to the point where I felt like I was unable to continue. We also had the stress of our accommodation being cancelled on us two days before the event, leading to a stressful lead up to the event!”<\/p>\n