A member of staff at Wrexham’s leading law firm, GHP Legal, has joined the throng of people across the UK who are running to raise funds in aid of Motor Neurone Disease.
Ant Watkin, who works in the Debt Recovery department at GHP Legal’s head office in Grosvenor Road, Wrexham, is now almost halfway through a planned month-long challenge that will see him run a total of 60 miles by the end of August.
The father of two is raising money for MND in memory of his father-in-law, Dilwyn (Dil) Walker, who was diagnosed with the crippling disease in September 2017 and tragically passed away just 14 weeks later.
As he suffers from arthritis in one hip, running any distance is a challenge for Ant, so he wisely set himself a target at the outset of spreading the pain by running just two miles each day, throughout August.
Taking different routes, mostly around the Acton and Borras areas of Wrexham, Ant’s challenge has become a real family affair as he is joined on some of the runs by 6 year old son Oliver and wife Katie pushing nine-month old Spencer in his pram.
Ant says:
“Every day in the UK six people are told the devastating news that they have motor neurone disease (MND). Their world, and that of their loved ones, can be shattered in an instant.
“We watched Dil deteriorate rapidly due to this cruel disease, and I wanted to raise money to help find a cure for it and make sure people affected by MND get the care and support they need.
“Any donation you can give, no matter how small, will make a difference, so please go to https://www.facebook.com/donate/490513760066818/ and help me to help MND sufferers.”