The finishing line is in sight for Aberdeen University politics lecturer Malcolm Harvey, who will complete a gruelling 30-day challenge this weekend.
The academic has been running 10k every day in June to raise £1,000 for his team’s participation in the upcoming Cancer Research Relay for Life in Peterhead, a 24-hour event that takes place on July 6.
The 300km challenge – equivalent to running from his office at the Edward Wright Building to Perth and back – was largely undertaken in and around Old Aberdeen.
On Sunday, he will set off on his final 10k, with his route taking him to King’s College, around Seaton Park, along the beach and back down King Street.
He said: “It’s been a tough month of running, but my body has held up surprisingly well.
“It’s only in the final week that I’ve started to get some more persistent aches and pains.
“I’m very much looking forward to crossing the finish line on Sunday – fittingly, at the entrance to the University of Aberdeen on King Street.
“I’d be delighted if people wanted to come down at 1pm and join me for a very gentle 10K around Seaton Park and along the beach.”
Over the past couple of years Malcolm’s dad has been successfully treated for cancer twice, further emphasising to him the importance of funding for research.
Malcolm can be sponsored at
relay.cancerresearchuk.org/goto/MalcHasTheRuns
.
