Photo:  Kate Knight, Nursing Assistant At East Surrey Hospital

A nursing assistant at East Surrey Hospital is preparing to complete her 60th marathon this weekend, just weeks before her 60th birthday.  

Kate Knight from Chipstead is raising money for SASH Charity after previously receiving treatment at the Hospital, which is part of Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.  

This weekend she will take on the London to Brighton challenge, walking 100 km from Richmond Park to Brighton. Kate, who has worked at East Surrey Hospital since 2008, has travelled the world running marathons, from London and Dublin to Florida and New York despite undergoing numerous operations including a knee replacement.  

Kate said that she had excellent care while in hospital for an operation on her lower spine, and since then does what she can to give something back.