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In 2012 Dave’s beloved daughter, Hayley, was struck down
with cancer. After two long years of treatment, thankfully
Hayley is now in remission. But Dave calculated that during
Hayley’s treatment from November 2012 to March 2015 they
had travelled 3,000km between their home and the Starship
hospital in Auckland, New Zealand.
Dave used this fact to set himself a goal that he would
run 3,000 kilometres in 367 days and this would include 4
marathons. The four marathons were to represent 4 children
(Jaxson, Peter, Ethan and Gabby) that Hayley knew well and
that didn’t make it to the end of their treatment. He started
his venture on the 4th March this year.
In Dave’s own words,
“My journey is inspired by the journey that my daughter
Hayley started when she was 7 to beat cancer. She had a
tumour the size of a tennis ball in her chest that was at risk
of taking her from us. Life changes at this point. All of the
worries you have fade away and your focus is on saving the
life of your child. We have spent just over two years going
through treatment, seeing first-hand the effects that cancer
has on our child, and we have navigated through as a family,
supported by some close friends and understanding bosses
at work.”
This is a massive task for Dave who describes himself as
an average runner at best but in just over 4 months he has
covered 1,000 km and has already nearly reached his target
by raising $9,678 so far.
So Dave is on track to achieve his distance target and is not
only getting fitter but is also doing his bit to help to raise
funds for research into cancer.
WATCH VIDEO HERE:
https://youtu.be/Px8Y74Fku6g
FOLLOW DAVE’S JOURNEY
GO TO
https://aucklandnorthlandevents.
a big commitment TO RUN
3000km in 367 days
We all know stories
about people who give
up their time or put in an
amazing effort to raise
money for good causes,
but one man who is
going further than most
is Dave Mason.
He is trying to raise
$10,000 through sport
for a cancer charity in
New Zealand….and for
very good reason.
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ISSUE 21 | AUGUST 2015 |
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