WHAT’S THE NICEST THING A RUNNER HAS DONE FOR YOU?
‘Gave me first aid and contacted the emergency services when I had a heart attack during a club training session.’ Lee Mooney
‘At the GNR a couple of years ago, I was a few gruelling miles from the finish and saw someone handing out rocket ice lollies. Went to grab one and missed. A minute later, a tap on the shoulder: a guy behind me had got one for me and caught up to pass it to me.’ Kirstan Bradley
‘Training for a marathon and at about mile 20 of my 22-mile long run, I met a girl with her mum and the little girl shouted, “Go lady, you can do it!” It was just what I needed to get home.’
Zoe Partridge
‘When I ran the London Marathon, it was for my uncle, who was in the last stages of terminal cancer. At 22 miles, I slumped at a barrier and said that was that. The bloke at the barrier asked who I was running for. “Well, he hasn’t given up, so neither will you. Up you get sunshine.” Random act of kindness and understanding.’
Tim Cocking
‘To the runner I encountered at the start of the Humber Half 2018...you told me you were proud to be with me at the start of my first half, kept me focused and asked me at the end how
I was feeling.
That meant a lot to me.’
Phill
Wilcox ‘First Dublin Marathon, I stopped with 3km to go; an old woman gave me a sweet and put her arms around me.’ James Anderson
‘Edinburgh Marathon, 2018. I fell into the same pace as a guy called Martin from mile two. When I hit the wall at mile 19, he gave me encouragement to the finish. He could have left and got a superb time, but he didn’t.’ Helen Garth
‘2020 Big Half, London. I was waiting for the start, shaking because I was so cold, and a lady beside me offered me her gloves, even though she was freezing, too.’ Avril Gorvin
‘When I finished the Brighton Marathon, I sat on the curb and cried my eyes out. A very kind man sat next to me, gave me a hug and asked me if it was my first marathon, to which I said, “Yes”. He gave me a knowing smile and told me to eat something and drink lots; then he was off. That made me feel so much better.’
Bradly Walker