A Stone woman raised over £1,500 for the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation by running the Great North Run last month in memory of her mum.
Zoe Gregory lost her mum Jane to lung cancer in June 2009. She ran the Great North Run with sister Ruth and good friend Xanthe, who lost her mother to breast cancer almost 20 years ago.
Zoe said: “Ruth and I lost our mum to lung cancer in June 2009 after an eight-year battle. She had consulted the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation at various points of her illness and found them to be incredibly helpful. After she died we set up The Jane Miller Tribute Fund with the charity for family and friends to donate to instead of flowers at her funeral.
“We raised a good amount of money for them that way but wanted to do more. So we gained charity places to do the Great North Run this year in memory of Mum and to raise as much money as possible for this charity. Mum would think we were mad for running that far but we know she’ll be with us every step of the way.”
Zoe completed the race in a very respectable 2 hrs 7 mins. You can still donate at her Just Giving page. Find out more about the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation here.
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