Food bank queues inspire Halifax Harrier’s charity marathon run

By Tom Scargill
Published 21st Oct 2022, 18:00 BST
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A Halifax Harriers runner who had pledged never to run a marathon again has raised hundreds of pounds for The Gathering Place after the sight of food queues inspired her to take part in this year’s London Marathon.

Kirsty Carver had run the York Marathon previously, vowing she would never take on the challenge again.

Spurred on by the cost-of-living crisis and the reality she saw in her local area, Kirsty secured a place in the 2022 London Marathon and trained hard for 6 months in the run up to this month's event, despite catching covid.

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