Emma Timmis hopes to complete the 1,300 miles (2100km) in the fastest time ever recorded.
A woman aims to break a world record by running the length of New Zealand, about 1,300 miles , in 21 days.
Emma Timmis, who grew up in Oakwood, Derby, and has been living in New Zealand for six years, hopes to complete the challenge by covering about 100km per day.Miss Timmis is fundraising for mental health charities for young people.She will be fundraising for Young Minds UK and Youthline, in New Zealand, and aims to raise $21,000, which is roughly £10,500, for them both.
To prepare for the run, Miss Timmis said she had been doing strength and conditioning training and also training her gut "as eating and running is not normal".People will be able to track her progress on her website Miss Timmis, who has been running since she was 12, originally planned to take part in the challenge four years ago but suffered a leg injury six months into training."I was a rock-climbing instructor. I had to change my career and I really struggled with my mental health," she said.
"I had a support network around me. I can't imagine how hard it must be for young people not to have understanding like I did."Follow BBC East Midlands on
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