A PORTLAND duo battled strong winds to complete the Great South Run for a cancer charity.
Rebecca Alford and her nephew, Matt Chambers, joined 25,000 others to run 10 miles around Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
The pair decided to run for the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust after Ms Alford’s son, Harry, was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma in 2010.
She said: “My son went sailing with the Trust this summer.
“Harry had such a great time on the trip and when he came back he was like a different child.
“All the confidence that he had lost during treatment had come back and he was happy and full of himself again.
“I wanted to do something to give back to the charity.”
The proud mum crossed the line in an impressive time of one hour, 24 minutes and 43 seconds.
She added: “I think I have run easier marathons than that!
“The support of everyone at the Trust was fantastic and we raised a lot of money for a very good cause.”
Matt was surprised to cross the line in one hour, 11 minutes and 58 seconds – just seconds ahead of 400m Olympic gold medallist Iwan Thomas.
The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust is an Isle of Wight-based charity that gives young people in recovery from cancer the chance to rebuild their confidence through sailing.
The charity is celebrating its 10-year anniversary, The Portland duo raised £355 for the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust. To donate visit justgiving.com/Matt-Chambers1
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