Updated: May 28, 2021, 1:11 pm
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Kirsty Pilcher says running is part of who I am .
A 71-year-old cancer survivor is once again lacing up her trainers to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Kirsty Pilcher from Longforgan will run the virtual Edinburgh Half Marathon on Sunday along country roads near her home village.
Kirsty says combining her love of running with fundraising is a way of giving back after surviving cancer; she was given her diagnosis at 40.
Kirsty said: “I never really stop running; it’s part of who I am.
“I run for my own health, so that I am here for my four children and eight grandchildren, as well to help others in raising funds for Macmillan.
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