Girl, 12, raises £8,000 for cancer charity by running 3km a day in honour of grandad
Emily Talman was inspired by the Daily Mirror’s Pride of Britain awards to take on the challenge. She started running on November 8 last year after grandad Pete Talman recovered from prostate cancer
A girl of 12 has raised more than £8,000 for a cancer charity by running three kilometres every day for a year in honour of her grandad.
Emily Talman was inspired by the Daily Mirror’s Pride of Britain awards to take on the challenge.
She started running on November 8 last year after grandad Pete Talman recovered from prostate cancer.
Emily said she did it for all grandads. She added: “I remember watching the Pride of Britain Awards last year, when my grandad was better, and I wanted to do something to help other families who are going through what we did.
“My Grandad always told me, ‘Never give up, never give in’ and that’s what I’ve told myself during my challenge.
“I feel like the luckiest girl in the world to still have him in my life.”
Pete, 69, was diagnosed with cancer in 2019. He had successful surgery to remove his prostate the following July.
Emily, of Birkenhead, Merseyside, had to face all weather for her runs. But she said thinking about families who have lost loved ones to cancer kept her going.
The determined schoolgirl, who has three sisters, added: “I always think about the people who can’t be with their grandad, dad, uncle, or brother because of prostate cancer.”
Liverpool fan Emily even made time on Christmas Day and her 12th birthday on August 15 for her runs. She plans to “have a little break from running” but hopes to complete 100 more days every year in the future to keep spreading awareness of prostate cancer.
Parents Ricky Talman and Stacey Williams told of their pride in her.
Ricky said: “It was a tough challenge but she’s just been a warrior and everyone in the family is so proud of her.”