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*The start of Rohan's run with Steve Forsyth (*left) and Simon Cole and (*below) Martin Green and Josh Keogh, ahead on Nic Brook and Iwan Evans. Rohan’s Run raised over £7,000 for Children’s Cancer Charities. Report by Don Hale. Photos by Steve Jeffery and Sandra.   Over £7,000 was raised for a children’s cancer charity last Friday night at Rohan’s Run in Deganwy, which attracted nearly three-hundred runners, who helped to commemorate the life of an extraordinary young student, Rohan Ingley, who tragically lost his life to leukaemia in August 2018, aged just 17. Originally named the Deganwy Dash, this popular race changed its name a couple of years ago in tribute to Rohan, from Abergele, who was a remarkable scholar and a very keen sportsman.  The event however has had to be postponed several times due to the Covid-19 pandemic and this year has been the first time since 2019 that it’s been possible to stage the race in his name.  Celebrated classical Welsh soloist Sioned Terry also

*The late Rohan Ingley (*above) was the inspiration for Rohan's Run. There is still time to enter the Deganwy Dash/Rohan’s Run – a special 5-mile tribute race to an extraordinary young student – and to help raise funds for children’s cancer charities.  https://secure.onreg.com/onreg2/front/step1.php?id=4754 Report by Don Hale. Photo's courtesy of Rohan's family. North Wales Road Runners are hoping to attract four-hundred runners of any age or ability to the revived 5-mile Deganwy Dash race on Friday June 24th, 2022. The event with a 7pm start, will both commemorate and celebrate the life of an extraordinary young man, Rohan Ingley, who tragically lost his long battle with leukaemia in August 2018, aged just 17. This challenging but picturesque 5-mile race, which starts on Deganwy promenade, will take runners along the Conwy Estuary footpaths towards the Cob and Conwy Castle, and then across the footbridge to the RSPB Nature Reserve, before returning home via the reverse rou

Sarah Fergie Hudson is pictured (left) in the background with Emma and her brother Mark on his bike during a training session. Sarah and friends prepare for ultra-distance “Race to the Stones” charity event   Report by Don Hale   Sarah Fergie Hudson ran an amazing 31.07 miles (50k) last weekend as part of her endurance training programme for a demanding ultra-distance “Race to the Stones” charity challenge in early July along Britain’s oldest path, with two colleagues. The North Wales Road Runner is preparing to run the ultra-event with her friend Emma Vadhesha and Emma’s brother Mark Gasgcoigne, who are both raising money for cancer research, with the trio all determined to complete the 100 kms “straight through option run.” *Sarah Fergie Hudson (pictured above and lower page image) The “Race to the Stones” event is a live event scheduled for 10-11 th  July, subject to covid-19 restrictions, and has been voted the UK’s Best Endurance event for the past three years.  Sarah confirmed: ‘