Each week, Denise O'Donoghue profiles one of the runners taking part in the ‘Irish Examiner’ Cork City marathon this JuneSoldier Craig Sykes will take part in the Irish Examiner Cork City Marathon to raise money for his cousin’s daughter. “I’m running the marathon this year to help raise funds and awareness for my cousin’s baby daughter Heidi Patterson. Heidi is currently living in Manchester with her family but all Sinead’s family are based in Cork,” Craig says. I have completed two half marathons and been a member of two relay teams in the Cork City Marathon previously but never the full marathon. “Before deciding on this challenge to complete the marathon in uniform and 14kg of kit I was never really into running.

Source: Irish Examiner April 28, 2019 19:52 UTC