Leo’s Pride team completes ‘brutal’ Glencoe challenge for Highland baby loss charity
A team of 17 have completed a mammoth challenge and raised £8350 for the baby loss charity, Held in our Hearts.
The Leo’s Pride team took on The Great Glencoe Challenge, walking 26.2 miles from the heart of Glencoe to the foot of Ben Nevis.
Leo Flett passed away at the age of four in July 2019 after courageously battling an extremely rare form of muscular dystrophy.
The youngster is remembered for his character, sheer love of life and smiles in the face of adversity, particularly during difficult spells of treatment in hospital.
Parents Louise and Mitchell Flett have raised over £100,000 for the charity Muscular Dystrophy UK (MD UK) and MFR Cash for Kids, before and after Leo’s death.
This time they were raising funds for Held in our Hearts which supports families in the Highlands who have a lost a child.
Speaking about the event, Louise Flett said: “It was absolutely brutal - I have never felt my legs like that before!
“It was very very challenging - much more than we expected it to be! But there was a great sense of achievement after it and we are all so buzzed to have completed it.”
Out of the 17 taking part, finishing times for the challenge varied between just over eight hours and 13 hours.
Louise continued: “There were a lot more hills than we expected and we were very lucky with the weather for the first five hours but then the rain came on!”
She concluded: “We are really chuffed at how much has been raised and it will do a lot to help Held in our Hearts in the Highlands.
“We are very grateful to everyone who supported us and to everyone in the team! A big thanks to Innes and Mackay for sponsoring our t-shirts!”
