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Registration for the Moonwalk Scotland 2019 is now open, with those interested participating in the event able to sign up for one of the four distances: New Moon, which covers around six-and-a-half miles; Half Moon, talking in a 13.1mile route; the 26.2-mile Full Moon and Over the Moon, which involves back to back marathon distances measuring just over 52 miles.

The Moonwalk Iceland takes place from 13-18 June. Moonwalkers will take part in the Summer Solstice marathon overnight on 15 June, finishing their marathon walk with a dip in the Mývatn Nature Baths.

In addition, walkers will also take a tour to the Dettifos waterfall and join a whale-watching vessel for an afternoon.

All money collected by those doing the Moonwalk Iceland supports research into breast cancer and organisations which help improve the lives of those with cancer now.

For full pricing information and details of all the Moonwalks, visit walkthewalk.org For Sandie Campbell, the Moonwalk has been a family affair ever since she joined her sister-in-law for her first marathon walk.

The pair completed the Full Moon in 2010, inspiring Sandie’s daughters – Ally and Laura – to follow in their mother’s footsteps by joining her on future challenges.

Ally completed the Half Moon in 2014, while Laura, who was diagnosed as type one diabetic, took on the same challenge when she turned 14 in 2017.

The mother and daughter team returned last year to complete their first Full Moon together and Sandie, 39, admitted Laura’s appetite for the challenge is showing no signs of disappearing.

Sandie says: “For us, the Moonwalks are personal challenges, which also happen to raise money for a great cause.

“I’ve never said to my kids that they couldn’t do anything so I told Laura we could do it but it was harder physically and mentally.

“The training is tougher as well, she is however, extremely determined once she sets her mind to something so a week after her 14th birthday we were in Holyrood Park for her first Full Moon and my seventh Moonwalk event.

“We set off on our walk but at mile 20, Laura sprained her ankle, so we hobbled to the end – she was adamant she could, and would, finish, so we just took our time and as always the support staff and volunteers were amazing.”

Laura was desperate to join Sandie for the Iceland event this year, but admits she was “gutted” to find out she was too young to take part.

However Sandie says the pair will complete the challenge together when she turns 18.

She says: “The only Moonwalk left to do on my personal challenge list was Iceland so I decided I would do it in 2019. I will also be 40 in 2019 so thought why wait?

“I decided to enter the Three Land challenge which meant I would walk in London, Edinburgh and Iceland all in the space of five weeks.”

Laura adds: “I do The Moonwalk because I love the feeling that I’m helping someone else.

“My mum took part in her first Moonwalk when I was six and ever since I was a wee girl I wanted to take part in one, as sort of a legacy, since both my cousin and my sister did one when they were 13.

“So, at 13 I completed my first half marathon, then at 14 I completed my first full one. By the time I’m 15 I will have completed four Moonwalks.”