Studs paint the town purple
Men in different age groups put on their purple Speedos and hit the road for the Daredevil Run.
Men from different running clubs on the West Rand donned their purple Speedos to give cancer the boot on Friday October 15. The more than a dozen men met at the Discovery Bowling Club to run the 6,4km of the Daredevil Race.
The runners were in high spirits as they hit the streets to raise awareness and start conversations about male cancers. The 57-year-old Peter Donald said he was keen to run the race after his nephew had taken part. “It’s good to raise awareness about cancer; I have had family members pass away from cancer, so this is to help and generate awareness amongst the community. We are going to have a lot of fun today and meet different people and other runners. That’s what life is about; getting out, meeting people and enjoying the circumstances you are in.”
Chairman of the Panorama Running Club, Andrew Morrison-Young said he rallied as many runners as he could and had them run as one united group. “I am super-excited. We had a great turnout, among them members of other clubs. Now we can grow from here if it’s virtual next year. We had a lot of positive feedback. The vibe was fantastic and it was a great success.”
“It’s for a worthy cause; for cancer,” Gladwin Peres shared his reason for entering. “I lost my dad to cancer so anything that fights cancer, I am up for it.” Peres shared that he was not fazed by the race because he had done 21km in the past.
Michael Marsh said his wife and daughter said he wouldn’t be able to do the race and he was there to prove them wrong. “I can’t run because I had a hip replacement so I will be walking. This scar is from when I had my prostate removed,” he said while pointing to his stomach as proof that he survived cancer. “This is what life is about, looking after and helping other people. Prostate cancer doesn’t kill you, it’s what happens after that kills you. When cancer gets out of your prostate into the lymph nodes and everything, that’s when it becomes a problem. Prostate cancer can be cured. I have been cancer-free for seven years.”
Contact the Prostate Cancer Foundation: 084 283 3982
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