Huddersfield student Shaun Poucher is going on the run - in his dad’s memory.
He’ll line up with thousands of others in next month’s Great North Run and aims to raise hundreds of pounds for Macmillan.
The cancer charity provided a lot of help for Shaun and his family as John Poucher fought a 12-month battle with the disease.
John, 72, was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus last year but died last month.
The man who served in the Coldstream Guards for 18 years was an inspiration both the Shaun and his brother Carl.
Shaun, 21, is studying sports promotion and marketing at the University of Huddersfield. He lives in Watyerloo after being brought up in Harrogate, where his mum Elaine still lives.
“Macmillan have been brilliant to all of us over the past 12 months.
“This is the fourth year I have done the Great North Run and this time it has to be in my dad’s memory. He did so much for us.
“He is certainly my inspiration and I hope I can do him proud in the run."
Shaun, who is a keen footballer, is training hard and clocking up the miles from his home in Mereside, Waterloo. He plans to step up the training before heading to Newcastle for the run on September 13.
His brother Carl has also been raising funds for Macmillan and has had his head shaved.
To support Shaun go to www.justgiving.com/ShaunPoucher
