A total of 96 people ran in the Great Manchester Run for Beechwood Cancer Care Centre.
This year’s Great Manchester Run saw 35,000 competitors in the road race on Sunday, May 22 – the largest 10km run in Europe.
The fastest runner for Team Beechwood was Barrie Charnley, 40, from Beechwood’s event sponsors Brown Shipley. He crossed the finish line in just 39 minutes and 54 seconds, placing him at 325th overall.
Second was Geoff Tolson, 31, who came in at 42 minutes and 24 seconds, with the fastest female runner for Beechwood named as 27-year-old Catherine Peach, who did it in 48 minutes and 16 seconds.
Among the team was also Beechwood’s chairman Alan Baxter, 66, who finished the race in one hour and 11 minutes.
People took part in the race for Beechwood as individuals and as teams – one such team was Team Kirsty led by Scott Cooke.
He was joined by friends and family of his wife Kirsty, who is battling cancer and a patient at Beechwood.
Angela Gray, fundraising manager at Beechwood, said: “The Great Manchester Run is always a fabulous day. The streets were lined with supporters and I would like to say a huge thanks to all of Team Beechwood for supporting us.
“There were lots of inspirational stories and reason to run and each and every person that took part has helped to make a difference to our patients and their families.”