Its Meningitis Awareness Week and our very own Lee Dolman has been fund raising for MRF.  This was his 13th time running in the great north run on the 9th September raising awareness.

This is an extract from the charities press release

Local charity fundraiser striving for a 13th consecutive personal best time in the Great North Run

Lee Dolman from Heckmondwike in West Yorkshire has been training hard for the Great North Run in the hope that he can manage his 13th consecutive personal best time for completing the half marathon.

His first Great North Run attempt, in 2005, saw him complete the race in an impressive 2 hours 5 minutes. Each attempt since then he’s shaved off a good amount of time.

Finishing in just 1 hour 38 mins and 56 seconds last year, the long-distance runner Brendan Foster who founded the Great North Run acknowledged Lee’s achievement with a free place in 2018 and signed his vest.

On Sunday 9 September Lee is setting himself the ultimate challenge of beating his personal best once again and hopes to raise funds for Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) in the process.

48 year old Lee who is a Business Development Manager for Portable Offices Limited said, I’m looking forward to my 13th Great North Run but a little nervous to find out whether I’m faster and stronger and have more stamina again. A lot of people seem to think this is a record for consecutive personal best times, so there’s a bit of pressure to not disappoint.

“The serious reason for doing this though is to raise funds for charity. Over the years I have raised over £8,000 for charity through the Great North Run. My friends, family and colleagues have supported me over the years, especially my wife Rachel.

“I hope this helps raise awareness for MRF – an important charity who has a big plan to defeat meningitis by 2030. No child should lose their life or lose limbs to this disease. Please give anything you can spare.”

https://www.meningitis.org/news/yorkshire-fundraiser-striving-for-a-13th-consecuti