Everyone has a reason for running a half marathon, whether it be to raise money for a special cause, to help with general mental and physical well-being or to reach a fitness goal or personal best.
We're pulling together some inspirational stories from our readers on why they ran the Deep RiverRock Belfast City Half Marathon on September 22.
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William's story was submitted by Molly Baine.
Name: William Baine
William’s Running Story:
William ran the Deep RiverRock Belfast City Half Marathon on September 22 to help raise money for Reverse Rett. His niece Mia has Rett Syndrome and we as a family try and raise funds to go towards finding a cure for this horrible illness.
Mia is 8 and will never walk, talk or be able to feed herself or do the simplest of tasks we take for granted so this is so important to us as a family to help fund a cure.
The neurological brain disorder has been reversed in the labs on mice and so we hope one day a cure will be in sight for our girl. Mia also has epilepsy and scoliosis which also accompany this horrid gene.
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