Do you fancy going from coach to 5k? - this is how this trio triumphed

A Wyre Weight Watchers coach and her members turned up their motivation a notch by taking on a 5k for Cancer Research UK.

By Julia Bennett

Published 14th Oct 2020, 12:30 BST

From left to right: Helen Blade, from Thornton., Julie Doughty, from Poulton, and coach Lynne Toon, 56, from Pilling

Coach Lynne Toon, 56, from Pilling, completed the Race for Life 5k with Julie Doughty, from Poulton, and Helen Blade, from Thornton.

Lynne said: “The Race for Life charity is a great cause that is close to my heart.

“My mum died of cancer aged 50 so Cancer Research UK is the charity I support.”

The trio raised £165 for Cancer Research UK while also improving their health.

Lynne added: “I lost 54lb with Weight Watchers and have never felt better.

“During the lockdown period I decided I wasn’t going to waste the time we had so took up the couch to 5k and I am now running 10k three times a week. Julie and Helen are two of my

members from my 6pm Wednesday, Carleton Workshop. They also did the couch to 5k and have kept up the running.”