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ON the run ... Natalie Cook and Ben Bate with Sian Karbaley (centre) who all took part in the Bupa Great Manchester Run to raise money for Springhill Hospice.
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Losing and gaining pounds
10/ 6/2008
A GYM member who lost three stone to get fit for the Great Manchester Run has raised more than £1,200 for Springhill Hospice.
Sian Karbaley ran in memory of his late sister-in-law, Karen Halstead, who was cared for in the hospice before her death three years ago
The 44-year-old ran for the third year in a row and every year has improved his running time – down this year to one hour seven minutes.
Mr Karbaley trained for the run with gruelling sessions with Body Pro Gym owner Ben Bate. Several other gym members also took part in the run for a number of different charities, including Mr Bate and co-owner Natalie Cook, who also chose to support the hospice.
Ms Cook said: "It’s a local charity which helps a lot of people. We have a lot of people here, of all different abilities, so we knew we could raise a lot for them. Sian in particular had a very personal reason for choosing the hospice."
Mr Karbaley said: "We lost someone we were very close to three years ago. The hospice looked after her so well at the time that I wanted to give something back."
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