By DANE LILLINGSTONE
ON SUNDAY, athletes, families and anyone else with enough energy to move at 9am in the morning converged at the Maryvale Crown Hotel for the Andy Wilson Memorial Run for a Cure.
Held in honour of the late Andy Wilson, the event saw around 70 people across four different types of races on a beautiful sunny Sunday morning to raise money and awareness for cancer.
There were 1km, 5km, 8km and 12km events. With single entrants paying $10 to participate and $20 for families, all money raised went straight to the Cancer Council Queensland.
The not-for-profit event is made possible by the contributions of volunteers and the Maryvale Progress Association which also donated the memorial trophies.
Pat Sinnott won the 5km with Georgie Stuart the first woman to cross the line. Jaiden Fidge picked up the 8km with Peter Andrews taking out the 12km. Hanna Wassenaar and Melissa Denny, relative of the late Andy Wilson, crossed first in the walking event.
Karen Gilchrist, one of the organisers of the event, said the support from local people and organisations couldn’t be better.
“We missed last year, but we’re hoping to do it every year from now on. The feedback has been very positive, with great support from the community,” she said.
