Page 7 - Inspire

All I needed was my trainers, so I started to plot out
Things started off well. By March, I had run three
official half marathons. But then Covid hit and the
events I had planned were cancelled.
But quitting was never an option. Lung cancer didn’t
take a break during the pandemic so neither would I.
I knew how important it was to keep raising money for
Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation as they have been
doing all they can to support people living with lung
cancer in these incredibly anxious times.
I’d always said that if the worst happened, I would just
find another way to complete the challenge, raise the
money and fulfil Georgie’s wish. At the time, I thought
that might be because of
injury, not a global
pandemic, but the
same rules apply!
monthly routes around where I live. In April, I
completed the unofficial Harrogate Half Marathon and
in May, I was able to arrange a socially distanced run in
the grounds of Mother Shipton’s Cave, a tourist
attraction near Harrogate.
In October, a group of our friends and family all did a
half marathon, synching our runs across the country.
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I then ended the challenge on Saturday 19 December
with a full marathon in York.
It certainly wasn’t easy, but with the support of my
incredible friends and family and the team at
Roy Castle, I did it and raised over £16,000 which I
know will help us fulfil Georgie’s wish.”