Go for gold at this year’s City2Surf! Posted on February 25, 2013February 25, 2018 by Carly du Toit Cairns local Christine MacDonald had long considered herself one of the lucky ones; she survived childhood cancer despite a devastating prognosis and gives thanks to her incredibly supportive, specialised medical team which saw her through to recovery. But last year, cancer struck in Christine’s life again. Her husband was diagnosed with bowel cancer which then spread to his liver. Despite a brave fight, Christine’s husband lost his life to this devastating disease. “Before his diagnosis, we had planned to travel to Sydney to compete in the famous City2Surf together,” Christine told us. “I now intend to compete on my own. 14kms of pain, and enduring Heartbreak Hill is nothing compared to losing your best friend.” Rather than wait until the general City2Surf registrations open in March, Christine has decided to make fundraising her focus and sign up as an ACRF City2Surf Gold Charity runner. Together with 20 other ACRF Gold Charity runners, Christine will rally behind the cause of cancer research, with every dollar raised going to the most promising, innovative research projects across the country. Continue reading “Go for gold at this year’s City2Surf!”
