My Dad, Gerald, died of cancer 5 years ago in June at home in Largs.  I started running about a year after he died and the GSR half marathon has been a personal goal of mine for the last 3 years but I've never managed to find the time to train until this year.

Shortly before my Dad died, he had a few days respite in the Ayrshire Hospice and absolutely loved the huge whirlpool bath that they have. They do such a fantastic job in there and it costs more than £10 per minute just to keep the doors open, most of which is raised through charity.

I'm asking you to take just a minute out of your day and donate a tenner. Please, get your card out now, just £10, or more if you like, will go a long way to making the last days, hours and minutes of someone else's life a wee bit more peaceful.

Largs is a beautiful place to run around with such lovely views and scenery and every time I run up that hill past the golf course I think of my Dad and his love for the game of golf, so this race is for him because he's the reason I make it to the top every time! x

 

Gerald Dawson - Dec 1937 to June 2005

Missed every day by his family in Largs.

 

 

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