Relay Raises Funds for Local North East Charities

The community has been getting creative during lockdown, finding new ways to continue the regular events and raise money for great local causes whilst complying with current restrictions.

Due to COVID-19, the annual 10K run was cancelled however the community decided to recreate the event by organising a 24 hour contactless relay which saw 24 locals each run for one hour continuously from 3pm on Saturday 11 July until 3pm on Sunday 12 July.

The distance covered by the runners was over 280 kilometres and raised almost £1,500 for Aberdeenshire organisations Pillar Kincardine, a small charity in Stonehaven which supports people in the area who are coping with serious emotional social or mental health difficulties, and the Portlethen Community Ambulance Association which is used to transport patients living locally who have difficulty travelling to and from Portlethen Medical Centre. 

The full list of runners who took part in the relay were:

15:00 – 16:00 Michael Fraser 11.13km

16:00 – 17:00 Grant Ingram 10.46km

17:00 – 18:00 Barry McLean 11.78km

18:00 – 19:00 Mark Barnard 12.08km

19:00 – 20:00 Jo Bertram 10.10km

20:00 – 21:00 Rachel Rollo 10.08km

21:00 – 22:00 David Baxter 12.78km

22:00 – 23:00 Simon Werninck 13.38km

23:00 – 24:00 Jason Kelly 17.42km

24:00 – 1:00 Brian Davie 12.11km

1:00 – 2:00 Jon Spence 10.45km

2:00 – 3:00 David Butler 12.07km

3:00 – 4:00 Martin Farmer 12.50km

4:00 – 5:00 Gavin Abel 11km

5:00 – 6:00 Isla Abel 10.06km

6:00 – 7:00 Ian Smith 12.91km

7:00 – 8:00 Will Moir 10.68km

8:00 – 9:00 Liam Syme 11.59km

9:00 – 10:00 Tracey Innes 10.29km

10:00 – 11:00 Rob Wallace 10.61km

11:00 – 12:00 Iona Spence 11km

12:00 – 13:00 Ann Gallon 13.74km

13:00 – 14:00 Alan Gray 10.99km

14:00 – 15:00 Rachael Cutler Howie 11.44km