Wisbech runner completes London Marathon for Hunstanton RNLI

Stacey O'Donnell's twin daughters Daisy and Molly Cole and their older sister Zoe were rescued by volunteers from Hunstanton RNLI, after they became cut off by the tide at Brancaster in 2013.

Hovercraft Hunstanton Flyer arrived as the tired trio began losing their grip in the fierce tide.

Daisy, Molly and Zoe were all plucked from the sea and returned safely to shore by the crew.

On Sunday April 21, their mum ran her first-ever TCS London Marathon for the RNLI

Stacey, 52, who works as a healthcare assistant at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn, finished in six hours, 19 minutes, 54 seconds.

"It was easy to start with, with all the adrenaline and the support from the crowd," she said.

"It was harder from mile 24 but you just have to do it, you just have to pull everything together.

"The support was amazing, the crowds, my family especially, they were all there."

Applause broke out in the boathouse when Stacey returned to Hunstanton to present a cheque to the crew for more than £3,500 on Sunday April 28 - with some monies raised yet to come in.

A few days earlier, she told Sky TV's flagship breakfast show how the RNLI had given her back her family, before speaking of the milestones they had enjoyed since the rescue.

Station visits officer Kate Craven thanked Stacey for her effort, saying the work of the crew and more than 200 like them would not be possible without people like her.

Stacey said she had already applied to run next year's London Marathon for the RNLI.