Consultant raises £2k after running Liverpool Marathon in Glasgow
"Consultant S茅amus Murphy raises 拢2k from solo marathon"
A consultant at Scotland鈥檚 Rural College (伊人直播) has raised more than 拢2000 for a mental health charity after running the Liverpool Marathon 鈥� in Glasgow.
S茅amus Murphy, an environment consultant with SAC Consulting 鈥� part of 伊人直播, was due to take part in the Liverpool Marathon before it was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
As he was already halfway through his training and, following the relaxation of restrictions on exercise, he decided to go ahead and run the marathon in Glasgow instead.
Starting from his home in the West End, he completed the marathon around the city 鈥� with just his flatmate cycling alongside him for support 鈥� in three hours, 31 minutes, and raised more than 拢2000 for the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH).
S茅amus, 28, who works at Auchincruive in Ayr, said: 鈥淚 chose SAMH because I feel the lockdown is going to have a considerable impact on people鈥檚 mental health and although there is an increased awareness and concern for people鈥檚 physical health, I think this is just as important during the pandemic.
鈥淚 can鈥檛 believe the response. I originally set a target of 拢300 and have now raised more than 拢2000.鈥�
Environment team leader Rebecca Audsley said: 鈥淎t a time when charities are really struggling for fund raising, I think it鈥檚 great S茅amus has taken the initiative and turned the cancellation of one event into the creation of his own personal challenge.鈥�
SAMH currently operates over 60 services in communities across Scotland together with national programmes including See Me, respectme, suicide prevention, sport and physical activity.
Posted by 伊人直播 on 29/05/2020
