'I'm tired and still quite emotional but it's just been amazing'

A CONSULTANT at Hull Royal Infirmary has completed an epic 1,000-mile challenge by cycling from Land's End to John O’Groats on a three-wheeled trike.

- By HANNAH CORKEN

Dr Jacquelyn Smithson, a consultant in gastroenterology, completed the 1,000-mile adventure with her wife Sarah Jones and her best friend Adrian in just three weeks.

With donations still pouring in, the trio’s total raised for the MS Society stood at an incredible £10,156 as of writing.

After reaching John O’Groats, Dr Smithson, who has MS, said: "The best part of it all has been the amount of support we've received from so many people - all the messages on Instagram, on our JustGiving page and also people who came up and spoke to us while we were on the route.

"One of the things I've learned is just how many people this disease affects. So many people came up to tell us their sister, friend, mother or brother had MS.

Someone saw our T-shirts and came over to say they'd been diagnosed with MS.