Charity donations have poured in after a woman who represented England as a elite rower was killed in a collision with a lorry on a fundraising bike ride.
Anna Roots, 34, from west London, suffered fatal injuries on the A386 in Sutherland, on Saturday - the first day of her cycle ride from John O'Groats to Lands End.
She and friend and fellow rower, Rebekah Edgar, were raising money for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research.
Donations to their JustGiving page have now more than doubled their original target of £4,950.
Ms Edgar says the pair planned taking on the famous cross-Britain challenge for over a year.
"The first planned day of our ride took us along the scenic north coast of Scotland to a village called Betty Hill," she writes on the charity page.
"Tragically as we descended into the village that afternoon Anna was involved in a fatal collision with a lorry.
"Ian, Anna's husband, has asked me to update this page to share pictures of that day, which show Anna enjoying life as she always did."
Anna rowed with the Mortlake Anglian & Alpha Boat Club in Chiswick, west London.
She competed in lightweight sculls and represented England at the Commonwealth Rowing Championships in Canada in 2010.
She also had several trials for Great Britain but did not get into the squad.
Her husband, Ian, is also a rowing coach and her mother worked with British Rowing for many years.
A spokeswoman for the organisation said: "We are all saddened by the news and are thinking about all of her close friends and family at what will be a sad time for them."
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