Cumbrian Fell Runner Adam Perry to Run 192-Mile Coast-to-Coast on Shortest Day to Raise Funds for Cancer Care.

Managing Director at Stephenson Halliday takes on winter endurance challenge in honour of colleague with terminal cancer diagnosis.

Adam Perry (37) from Sedbergh, Cumbria, will attempt to run the entire 192-mile Wainwright Coast to Coast route finishing on the shortest days of the year, starting Friday 19th December, to raise funds for secondary cancer care in the north of England.

Adam is undertaking the challenge in support of colleague Debbie Holland, who has recently received a terminal cancer diagnosis. Earlier in her illness, Holland raised significant funds for cancer charities herself. Perry is inspired by his colleague’s strength and intends to continue this effort for her.

“The reality is that there is never a convenient time for cancer” Perry said. “I feel moved and inspired by Debbie and her family to do this now, rather than wait for a convenient summer’s day.”

“Debbie has made me very aware that outside of the doors of our wonderful NHS, long-term support is fragmentary, reliant on volunteers and is often unsustainable".

Adam will be raising funds for the Macmillan Cancer Support and Information Centre (Rosewood Centre) in Yorkshire and raising funds towards a permanent Maggie’s Centre in Cumbria. Funds will be split 50 / 50.

The Rosewood Centre is a multidisciplinary service to support the health and wellbeing of patients living with cancer or a palliative diagnosis.

Similarly, Maggie’s Centres are warm and welcoming places built alongside NHS hospitals that provide the support that people with cancer and their family and friends need.

Unfortunately, in Cumbria, there is currently no Maggie's Centre, with one of the nearest located in Newcastle. This gap means that many individuals facing cancer do not have access to the essential support they need.