HUNDREDS of fit fundraisers collected more than £14,000 to help a charity provide life-changing cancer support by taking on a virtual half-marathon. A total of 400 people pounded the streets as part of The Robin Cancer Trust’s Colchester Virtual Half-Marathon last month. The event, supported by Running Colchester, featured participants of all abilities with some completing the 13.1 miles in one go, others in small chunks and some even walking over a weekend. The Robin Cancer Trust was founded by the Freeman family in 2012 following the tragic death of Robin Freeman, aged just 24, from a late-stage cancer diagnosis. The half-marathon was a milestone for the charity, which has lost £150,000 income during the pandemic, as it was its first big virtual fundraiser.