Weeks later, Ms Cramp said she got a message telling her to check Facebook – the Stampede committee were not only going to allow a wheelchair entrant, they had created a whole new race.

“There were tears of happiness running down my face and then I thought ‘now I have to train’,” she said.

Ms Cramp used to be an ultramarathon runner, thinking nothing of competing in 50 kilometre events. However for the last two years she’s been unable to run or do any exercise.

The Wallaby Wheel will be her first wheelchair race.

Ms Cramp will be completing the five kilometre course alongside her partner Janice, who has signed up for the Dingo Dash. But her goal, which made her emotional to talk about, is to complete the track without assistance.

“My entire aim is to complete the course under my own steam, which may or may not see me finish in the time limit. But as first ventures go I’m going to tow the line,” she said.

“If I do make it around the course it will be a massive achievement. It’ll be the start of a new adventure. It’ll be my entry back into being active. More confidence, more knowing what I can do.”

As a Summit Sister, Ms Cramp is using their motto for motivation: “climbing mountains, reaching dreams”.

“If I learnt anything from trail running it’s that the first person to cross the line and the last person to cross the line did the same distance,” she said.

To train for the event, Ms Cramp said she had been working with her local running group in the Blue Mountains – where previously she had just watched the bags – to increase her arm strength and continue to smash her personal bests.

One of the biggest challenges, however, has been her wheelchair.

With her her current wheelchair “completely and utterly inappropriate”, Ms Cramp is borrowing a chair from Wheelchair Sports NSW to complete the race. As a chair made for wheelchair basketball it has no breaks, Ms Cramp said, which would make going downhill at the zoo fun, but it allowed her more independence.

Ms Cramp was full of gratitude towards the Dubbo Stampede Committee for including the Wallaby Wheel, embracing inclusion and encouraging people of all abilities to step outside of their comfort zones.

“I hope this is the first of many years to come. And I hope I finish to get my medal,” she said.

To date, nine people have signed up for the Wallaby Wheel. Register online at dubbostampede.com.au.