VIRTUAL MARATHON

The Rev Julie Moody ran the virtual London marathon on October 4 and raised over £7000 for the Beatson Cancer Charity.

Julie, who has twice been treated for breast cancer at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre in Glasgow, set off from Milton of Campsie Parish Church after leading the Sunday service, and returned there 4 hours and 43 minutes later. She said: “It was 26.2 miles of hope, joy, fun, agony, sheer grit and determination, toil and tears - a bit like my story with cancer.

“Folks from my congregation cheered me on a various points, I had a friend cycle with me as back-up and a few noble folks even ran bits with me.

“It ended with a trophy, a homemade medal and cake. Nearly three weeks later, I received the official medal and T-shirt.”

The London Marathon was due to be held in April, but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The race took place in October but restricted to elite athletes, with the thousands of other participants encouraged to run the 26 miles locally.

This article appears in the January 2021 Issue of Life and Work

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