Past Events
Walk for Scotland 6th June 2010
On Sunday 6th June, I set off from home at 6.30am to set up the gazebo for Sands Scottish Network at the Challenge Scotland event at Holyrood Park in Edinburgh. Being way too early in the morning for me, I failed to notice that the weather had changed from the blistering heat of the previous day and set of minus a fleece or waterproof!
Along with Marion and Iain, we set up the gazebo, ready to welcome all those hardy volunteers who had signed up to walk or run for Sands. It was cold. It was wet.
In the 5km run which set off at 9.30am we had 6 runners, all supporting Fife Sands. My very grateful thanks (and admiration) to Andrew who came in the top 10, closely followed by his brother-in-law Steven, running in memory of Andrew and Kerry's daughter, Holly. Within minutes, our very own Jenny was sprinting across the line with her friend Joanna, running in memory of Jenny & Patrick's twins, Ryan and Adam. Jenny and Jo were closely followed by Craig and Mike, running in memory of Mike and Cathy's son Cameron. All 6 completed the run in under 30 minutes which was amazing considering the torrential downpour and steep hill!
In the later events – all walks of varying lengths – there were 35 walkers, including 3 children, who battled the weather to show their support. They came from Arbroath, Tayside, Ayrshire & Forth Valley, and were all grateful for the shelter provided by our gazebo when they finished.
