Great North Run 2015

SCOTT MONTGOMERY, 36, FORMBY, MERSEYSIDE

‘Our Daughter, Olivia Libby Montgomery, now two-and-a-half, was born in January 2015 with dysplasia (when the ball and socket of the thigh bone do not fit correctly together). This was the trigger for me to decide to run 1,000 miles, with the Great North Run as the final part of my quest to raise awareness of the condition and funds for Steps Charity Worldwide. Crossing the finish line of the GNR, I felt very proud and relieved (not to say absolutely knackered). From mile 999 the feeling was overwhelming as I felt myself sprint to the finish. The sense of achievement was made extra special as my little girl was waiting for me and she took her first steps ever across the finish line with me, reminding me what it was all for.’