Clare Arron cycled from Land’s End to John O’Groats to raise money for The Brain Tumour Charity.

During the 20-day journey, she met fellow cycling fundraisers and was stunned by the support from members of the public, who have donated in their droves.

Clare Arron set off from Land’s End at the beginning of September (Image: Contributed)

She said: “One my friends convinced me to do Instagram, which is not in my comfort zone, but I really enjoyed it.

“It encouraged people to donate and I cannot say how appreciative I am of the total strangers I met, who donated the minute I told them what I was doing – just people I did not know.

“I got a donation two days ago from someone who saw a poster in Dunbar’s train station and the same with Lauderdale Park, which is really nice.”

The 63-year-old took on the challenge after being inspired by her cousin taking on a charity cycle of his own.

Clare took the train south from her home in Dunbar and set off from Land’s End on September 2.

Cycling for The Brain Tumour Charity, Clare Arron raised almost £9,000 by cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats (Image: Contributed)

Cycling about 1,100 miles, she told the Courier that the first three days through Devon and Cornwall were the toughest due to the hilly terrain.

Describing her near-three weeks in the saddle as “quite emotional”, she said: “It was fantastic and I loved the whole thing.

“It was a real revelation – the freedom, meeting different people every day and the amazing donations from people.

“They really got on board with it and that was amazing.”

Donations have continued to come in at justgiving.com/page/clare-arron-cycle even after Clare, who is a support worker with local charity ELCAP, reached the finish line.

Her journey took her up the east coast and back to Dunbar.

From there, it was through East Lothian and over the River Forth before heading to Kinross.

Clare Arron cycled more than 1,000 miles to raise money for The Brain Tumour Charity (Image: Contributed)

Challenging weather conditions along the way made certain stages, including the Drumochter Pass, difficult, but she carried on pedalling.

She said: “In my head, going over the Forth Road Bridge, I think you really feel you are into a different bit of it.

“It is the last bit, even though you have got quite a bit to do.”

Ahead of the challenge, Clare swapped “a rusty seven-gear bike with a basket on the front” for a new bike and accessories.

And she revealed that the challenge, which saw her setting off at 7.30am each day, had not dampened her enthusiasm for cycling.

She said: “I will definitely keep riding my bike for good distances.

“Cycling to Haddington, up to The Fort and into Edinburgh seems like nothing now!

“It is amazing what you can do.”

Clare Horwood, director of fundraising at The Brain Tumour Charity, offered “a huge thank you” to Clare.

She said: “Every day in the UK, 35 people hear the words ‘you have a brain tumour’ and survival rates for many types of the disease have not improved over the last 40 years.

“It’s through the incredible efforts of supporters like Clare that we’ll change these shocking statistics in the future and bring hope to the thousands of people who are diagnosed with a brain tumour every year.”