ANNE SAUNDERS is in training for her ninth charity run in aid of her local hospice.
The 53-year-old, from Hartlepool, will take part in the Great North Run on Sunday, October 1, to raise cash for Hartlepool and District Hospice.
Mrs Saunders, a civil servant, has run the popular half-marathon for the charity for the past three years.
She believes other people deserve the care her father so desperately needed during his battle with cancer.
She said: "I lost my dad through cancer in 1974. The hospice was not there at that time, but had it been, my mum and myself may have been given better support and understanding of the situation through such a difficult time."
The dedicated runner was also motivated to raise funds for the hospice after surviving her own cancer scare, in 1991.
Last year, the keen hospice supporter raised £325 for the charity, and she is determined to beat the total this year.
If you would like to support the hospice team, call (01429) 855546.
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