In 2006 Sophie Smith and her late husband had the unthinkable happen, they lost their prematurely born triplets due to complications during birth.

A year later, Sophie founded Running for Premature Babies. To this day, the charity organisation has directly benefited over 8-thousand babies, a record milestone for a worthy cause close to Sophie's heart. 

John caught up with Sophie again for a chat shortly after her charity completed the 'Premmie Marathon Challenge', a virtual event raising funds to provide neonatal equipment to hospitals around Australia and help give sick and premature babies a better chance of survival.

Participants chose between a 21km half marathon distance to run, all the way up to a 300km ultra-marathon distance.

So far, they have raised $340,000, and there's still time to donate. If you missed out on donating, visit their website. 

In 2006 Sophie Smith and her late husband had the unthinkable happen, they lost their prematurely born triplets due to complications during birth.
A year later, Sophie founded Running for Premature Babies. To this day, the charity organisation has directly benefited over 8-thousand babies, a record milestone for a worthy cause close to Sophie's heart. 
John caught up with Sophie again for a chat shortly after her charity completed the 'Premmie Marathon Challenge', a virtual event raising funds to provide neonatal equipment to hospitals around Australia and help give sick and premature babies a better chance of survival.
Participants chose between a 21km half marathon distance to run, all the way up to a 300km ultra-marathon distance.
So far, they have raised $340,000, and there's still time to donate. If you missed out on donating, visit their <a href="https://www.runningforprematurebabies.com/event/premmie-marathon-challenge/donate">website</a>.

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