Prince Rupert man running 7 marathons in 7 days to fight against cancer
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PRINCE RUPERT – Prince Rupert runner Noah Allison is preparing to embark on his third annual “Miles for Markus” run on August 9, and this year will be the biggest version of the run yet.
“For the first two years, it was the 144km for Markus, because I’d run from Prince Rupert to Terrace and I’d fundraise for the Canadian Cancer Society. Now, this year, I changed to running a marathon a day for seven days: seven days, seven marathons. I’m going to run from Prince Rupert to Terrace and back this year,” Allison said.
The Miles for Markus event was created in memory of Allison’s late father, Markus, who passed away due to bladder cancer. In the process of handling his grief of losing his father, Allison took up running, which quickly became a therapeutic time for him. Now, he is using running to give back to others who may be going through the same thing he and his family did, as all funds raised are going to the BC Cancer Foundation Patient Relief Fund.
“It’s a really great cause and a great fund because rather than funding research for salaries and cancer societies, it goes directly into the pockets of families, and it provides things like gas vouchers, hotels, accommodations, grocery funds, all the little things that you don’t think about when you’re going through cancer. But it adds up because you don’t have a choice, so it is going to have a huge impact on a lot of families.” he said.
