FOUR mums exceeded their fundraising target after completing a charity run to raise money.

Liz Worrall, Claire Jarvis, Julie Strelley-Jones and Katie Dulieu, from Highams Park and Chingford, all completed the Adidas 5K Women's Challenge in Hyde Park, central London.

They set themselves an initial target of £300 but have received triple that amount, collecting £900 in donations.

The women chose to raise the cash for The MS Society because a friend has multiple sclerosis, the most common neurological disorder among young adults and around 100,000 people in Britain.

The MS Society provides services for people with multiple sclerosis and funds research into the disease.

Ms Worrall, 38, of Alma Avenue, Highams Park, said: “Unfortunately we all know someone one who is affected by the illness. One of them is a close friend of mine who, like the four of us, is a young mum and has two lovely lively boys.

“The impact this illness has on her not only as a young mum but as a woman affects her daily life greatly in so many ways.

“One major affect of late has been her suffering from a flu virus for a couple of weeks, which was not only awful in itself, but resulted in an MS attack.

“Unfortunately, due to lack of funding, not enough research has been carried out on how simple illnesses like flu affect MS sufferers.”

The women completed the race on Sunday, September 6, in 38 minutes.

“We had a fantastic day. It was amazing to see so many different women together. Women from all walks of life be it old, young, fit and unfit all so passionate about raising money for so many worthwhile causes,” the mum of two added.

The group, who call themselves e4 mummies, have picked up the running bug as they now plan to run more races in the future.

Simon Gillespie, chief executive of The MS Society, said: “Well done to Liz and her friends on a great achievement.

“The money they have raised will be a big help to the MS Society and will go towards funding research into MS and providing support people living with it across the UK.”

To make a donation visit the mum's website justgiving.com/e4mummies.