THE godmother of a disabled 11-year-old girl from Whitchurch will be running a tough six day ultramarathon in the Sahara Desert to raise money for charity.

Andrea Millar is godmother to Zoe Goode and she will be taking part in the Marathon Des Sables (MdS) in April to raise money for Scope, a disability charity.

Zoe suffers with Cerebral Palsy, is deaf, has learning difficulties and is physically disabled on the left side of her body.

However, Andrea said her goddaughter does not allow her difficulties prevent her from taking part in various physical challenges.

She added: "Zoe has Cerebral Palsy, learning difficulties and she is deaf.

"She is physically disabled on the left side of her body, but she doesn’t let any of that stop her too much.

"She takes on all sorts of challenges including dances in competitions with her dance school team and as she has recently performed in her first duet dance.

"She has recently competed a team swimathon and swam 1000 metres herself.

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"There is no stopping this girl.

"She has so much strength and determination and deals with her disabilities daily without complaining, constantly smiling and being the most awesome and inspiring young lady that constantly makes me proud, this one is for you."

Andrea said spoke about the tough terrain she will be facing.

She added: "The MdS is a six-day ultramarathon run is 150 to 156 miles.

"But it's not just the distance that makes it the toughest footrace on the planet.

"The terrain is harsh, it will demand my respect.

"I will carry my pack, food and everything I need for the entire six days.

"I will bed down in communal tents sleeping eight in a bivouac village."

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The godmother said she will be training hard for the event.

She added: "I now have a huge amount of training to do and Zoe will be my inspiration to complete this.

"Zoe will be joining me on some training runs and inspiring me during the next months of training."

Andrea paid tribute her sponsors for enabling her to secure her place.

She said: "I have been so lucky to have six amazing sponsors to enable me to even contemplate doing this and to start the fund raising and secure my place.

"Thank you to CHATWINS Bakers and Confectioners, D&G Office Supplies Ltd, The Cheshire Cat, Lumos Electrical Inspiring Travel and Tilsun Leasing.

"I also want to thank Cheshire Work & Leisure Wear Ltd for printing and supplying the T-shirts."

You can sponsor Andrea via https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Andrea-Millar-MdS