Four colleagues from the Hull site competed in the Humber Half Marathon on Sunday, raising money for charity and setting personal bests in the process.
Sam Cassidy, Charlie Lines, Sharon Brown and Nick Walker took on the 13.1-mile course, which starts in the nearby town of Hessle, before crossing the Humber Bridge, heading up a steep and unforgiving one-mile hill and returning along the banks of the Humber and the bridge again.
Sam and three friends ran the marathon to raise money for the British Heart Foundation, after another of their friends lost his brother to a cardiac arrest in May.
They are currently £25 away from their target of £500 so if anyone would like to help them hit it, the link to their JustGiving page is below.
Sam said: “Myself and friends decided to take on the half marathon training 10 weeks before the event, having never run a race before.
“We decided it would be something to aim towards and we also wanted to raise some money for charity so I’d like to say thank you to our colleagues who have donated.
“For me and Charlie it was our first ever official half marathon. Massive shout out to Nick and Sharon who both set personal bests on the day!”
Sam (number 291) is pictured top with his friends. Below are more photos from the Humber Half Marathon.
Charlie running with his friend Hannah.
Sharon celebrating her personal best.
Nick running to the finish line.
A thank you from Nick
The Humber Half Marathon was Nick’s second ever half marathon, having completed the Great North Run only three weeks before.
Nick also wanted to say thank you to everyone who supported his fundraising for the Motor Neurone Disease Association in memory of his friend Lee Newton, who lost his life to the condition. Read the original Bubble story here.
Nick said: “The run went as I hoped in terms of timing – I could almost say I enjoyed it, though if you saw the official photos it didn’t look that way!
“Thank you to everyone across the business who supported me in terms of donations and well wishes. It meant a lot!”