“The Aintree Half Marathon run, well I think the images speak for themselves on that one 🤣.

Then the 100 mile bike ride with my husband James, my top with Vals on the front I bought that because it had my dad’s name on it, felt fitting to wear it even though it didn’t really fit me🤣. We got lost on that bike ride but persevered and made our way back to the finish line with our own 100 mile improvised route, we were that late back that everyone had packed up and gone home. But we pushed on with my dad watching over us probably laughing as he did🤣.

Then there was the Manchester half Marathon. I felt I needed to make it as ridiculous as I could and did, it was hard but the vibe from the crowd and fellow runners was inspiring, As was the Aintree half marathon, the marshals, fellow runners and spectators all made it that bit easier, and gave me that extra push when I was flagging.

A lot of it was a comedy of errors or even just pure comedy gold. But the beauty is not only did it give me a platform to give some rhyme or reason to my dad being inflicted with the horrible thing that is oesophagus cancer, but it also gave other people a platform to be able to do something for my Dad. But most importantly it brought people together making new memories, while having many laughs with my dads infectious cheeky, fun spirit being right there with us. Not forgetting hopefully raising awareness and a little money along the way.” – Karen Ryan