An East Lothian niece who lost her uncle when he was only 55-year-old is taking on a mammoth challenge in his honour .

Rebecca Bowden is setting out on a 'deeply personal mission' of running two miles every hour, for 24 hours, in aid of Heart Research UK. This comes after her Uncle Geoff took his dogs out for a walk one morning, and 'never came home'.

Geoff died suddenly from a heart attack, with his dogs staying by his side the whole time. Rebecca said the 'feeling of shock and loss' is something she wants to other family to experience.

She added: "We lost my Uncle Geoff so suddenly, and it changed everything for our family.

"He went out one morning to walk his two dogs, Bobby and Wallace, and never came home. His dogs stayed by his side the whole time. That feeling of shock and

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