THE sister of an inspirational teenager was chased by cows and soaked in downpours of rain as she 84 miles in memory of her brother.

Emma Bowdidge and two friends walked the length of Hadrian’s Wall, from Newcastle to Carlisle, in just four days.

They raised just under £1,000 for the Tom Bowdidge Foundation, set up in memory of her brother Tom who died fighting aggressive stomach cancer in 2013, aged 19.

Emma, from West Bergholt, who is a teacher at Thurstable School, was joined by her friends Sarah Driscoll and Becki Hennahane.

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She said: “The weather was pretty horrendous, the second and third days were so wet it was like we had got out of a bath fully clothed.

“Thankfully, we had really good waterproofs - there was a stage where it was torrential rain to our left and beautiful blue skies to our right.

“There were a few dramas, we were chased by cows which were very feisty.”

In between the marathon challenge, the trio stopped to speak to others about the charity.

Emma has been tirelessly fundraising with an aim to complete 25 challenges in a year in memory of Tom.

Her most recent venture was the Three Peak Challenge, which she completed in June.

She said: “My walking boots are going into retirement for the next six months.

“It was very craggy up steep hills and down rocks.

“It was such a different challenge to the Three Peaks.”

Her next challenge will be the Essex 100-mile bike ride in September.

The fundraising page for her Hadrian’s Wall walk is still active. Visit www.virginmoneygiving.com/team/HadriansWall4.

The Tom Bowdidge Foundation was founded and launched by Tom’s parents Richard and Nikki on what would have been Tom’s 20th birthday.

It fulfilled a pledge made to Tom by Nikki to “crack on” after his death.

Tom died from aggressive cancer but while he was fighting the illness he raised in the region of £170,000 for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

His parents and sister, Emma, vowed to carry on his inspirational work and formed the foundation.

The charity sets out to fund projects which support teenage cancer sufferers and their families.

It also works on projects which provide clinical, practical, financial and emotional support to help teenagers and young people cope with their cancer diagnosis.

Emma said during the hike along Hadrian’s Wall: “We met lots of lovely people, we had so many supporters along the way which was really nice.

“They were all asking about the charity which was lovely.”

For more information on the foundation, go to www.tombowdidgefoundation.org.