Gold Coast Marathon Posted on July 4, 2010February 25, 2018 by Carly du Toit On a very cold morning on Sunday 4th July more than 25000 runners arrived at the Broadwater foreshore to compete in the 2010 Gold Coast Marathon, among them a very special group of enthusiastic & dedicated participants running in support of cancer research. The Foundation had 9 fantastic fundraisers compete in both the marathon and the half marathon in this year’s event, between them raising an outstanding $12,797.19! Gavin Lister chose to challenge himself in the 21km half marathon, which he himself admitted would be a “very taxing and exhausting” exercise. He decided to raise funds for cancer research in memory of his father Brian and mother in law Siri who both passed away from cancer “well before their time”, and set himself the personal challenge of completing the race in less than 2 hours. During the preparations for the race Gavin was touched hear the personal experiences and stories of how those supporting him had also been affected by cancer, further adding to his motivation. Thanks Gavin for your fantastic fundraising and congratulations on achieving your goal time inside 2 hrs! Continue reading “Gold Coast Marathon”
