Cornwall LivingIssue #147

A reason to run

Cornwall Hospice Care’s Falmouth Run once again proves a huge success.

On Sunday 17th March, the 12th annual Falmouth Half Marathon took place. Organised by Cornwall Hospice Care and supported by Falmouth Running Club, it forms part of the Cornwall Glass Road Running Grand Prix Series, and it’s only growing in popularity. In fact, this year’s event sold out for entry tickets!

Starting at 10am, 622 runners embarked on the 13.1 mile route, with Neil Eddy crossing the line first, clocking a time of just over an hour and 15 minutes! “I’ve not run Falmouth before,” says Neil. “It’s a super race and super tough, I don’t think you can get a road race much tougher than that with all the hills. It’s very well organised with fantastic volunteers the whole way around.”

Derek Thomas was another entrant. Using Run Falmouth as a training session for the forthcoming London Marathon, Derek not only ran to raise money for Cornwall Hospice Care, he is also a volunteer trustee for the charity. “The run is good, quite hilly and a bit wet in places!” he explains. As with many of the other runners, Derek is delighted to be a part of the event and to help support the charity, heralding it for the amazing work it does for the community across the county.

Race Director, Jane Appleton, is delighted with another successful event. “We’ve had another amazing Falmouth Run! The people, the place and the atmosphere have been wonderful, even the sunshine came out for us. I’d like to thank the team at Princess Pavilions, Falmouth Running Club, Devon and Cornwall 4×4, event sponsors The Sapphire Running Zone, Omega Medical, and the army of volunteers, without whom we just couldn’t have this half-marathon.”

With final numbers starting to come in, Jane explains that the total funds raised for Cornwall Hospice Care stand at over £39,744, an amazing figure to help the charity continue its vital work in supporting end of life care for patients and their families in Cornwall.