A SUTTON teenager and her skating team raised more than £1,000 for Cancer Research UK on a charity run.

Sixteen-year-old Mia Alexander, a long-standing member of Nottingham Synchronized Skating Academy’s team Icicles Junior, swapped her ice skates for running shoes to part in the city’s Cancer Research Pretty Muddy 5k Run.

Head coach Esther Morris said: “I’m incredibly proud of Mia and the team for stepping up to take part in the Pretty Muddy 5k. It’s a cause very dear to our heart as a club, after one of our parent-managers had her own battle with cancer.

“All the skaters have shown an extra level of dedication, on top of their usual tough training regime, to take part in the run to raise money for this vital cause.”

The Icicles team is made up of teenagers from across the East Midlands and has represented Great Britain several times at the Junior World Synchronized Skating Championships.

Mia Alexander is pictured front, centre, wearing a pink tutu.