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Hallidays run the extra mile for Beechwood Cancer Care Centre

Hallidays team member Nick Holton who lives in Bramhall, will be running the ASICS Greater Manchester Marathon on the 10th April 2016. The race starts at the Trafford Arch and finishes at Emirates Old Trafford.

Nick has been preparing for the marathon by eating a healthy diet and by participating in smaller races. He recently ran a 20 mile race to test himself before the event. He is feeling confident that he will be able to complete the marathon and is hoping to record a respectable finishing time.

Nick said, “I’ve been thinking of running a marathon as a personal challenge for a while. I’ve found that if you’re doing it for a worthy cause it makes the training runs during a Manchester winter just that bit easier! Whilst I haven’t been strictly following the training plan I was meant to, I did quite well in the Tarpley 20 mile race a few weeks ago so feel confident I will be able to go the distance.”

Previous charity events completed by Hallidays team members include Claire Chandley bravely abseiling 200ft down the Trafford Centre Tower at Barton Square. Several team members sped across the ‘Zip World Velocity’ zip wire in August 2015. Nicola Coles, Kris Smithies and Hassan Ahsan ran the 10km Big Stockport Run in September 2015. These events have helped Hallidays raise £2,600 for Beechwood so far.

To make a donation to Hallidays chosen charity for 2015/16 and support Beechwood please visit: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/HallidaysAccountants.

From their centre in Stockport, Beechwood provide support to people living with cancer or other life limiting illnesses through a range of counselling and therapy options. Services are also available for families and carers of patients http://www.beechwoodcancercare.org.uk/

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