An East Kilbride working star travelled to Uzbekistan to assist set the tempo for her diplomat dad as they took half in a 24-hour world marathon relay.
Nineteen-year-old EK Athletic Membership ace Hannah Anderson's father, Steven, is the UK’s Appearing Ambassador to Uzbekistan and the pair took half within the Overseas, Commonwealth and Improvement Workplace’s annual GlobalMile charity problem.
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They had been amongst round 3000 diplomats and their households from greater than 180 British Embassies, Excessive Commissions, Governors’ Places of work and Consulates worldwide who took half.
Money raised will go to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s Ukraine humanitarian enchantment and the Queen’s Inexperienced Cover.
Runners throughout the UK’s intensive world community all needed to run a mile earlier than video-conferencing or Tweeting with the subsequent mission to go the digital baton on – sending it by way of the 24 time zones.
Hannah and Steven bought their trainers on to run a mile in Uzbekistan capital Tasknent this month.
Edinburgh College scholar Hannah, from Strathaven, Lanarkshire, mentioned: “Not with the ability to be with my mother and father at Christmas was notably laborious, so it was nice enjoyable for us to get pleasure from a run collectively for such an excellent trigger.
“The nice and cozy Tashkent sunshine was a little bit of a distinction from the mud and rain of a few of my races again in Scotland, though I did need to decelerate a bit so dad may sustain.”
Hannah - a 1500m and 3000m runner - is one in every of Scotland’s brightest athletic abilities and is hoping to make the GB cross nation staff for the European Championships.
The third annual GlobalMile problem noticed UK diplomats from Vancouver within the West and Samoa within the East, from Canberra within the South to Reykjavik within the north, full a 24-hour marathon relay.
Tashkent-based dad Steven, 51, mentioned: “GlobalMile is a superb concept that brings individuals everywhere in the world collectively for a standard trigger.
“Covid lockdown restrictions meant we had been unable to journey again to see household and buddies at Christmas, so it was improbable Hannah was in a position to be part of us for our run alongside Tashkent canal.
“If it was a race Hannah would simply have received, however mercifully she went simple on us and saved up a tempo that didn't go away her previous dad and my colleagues too out of puff.”
That is the third iteration of the worldwide marathon, which is the brainchild of Dr Ian Collard, Ambassador to Lebanon, and his spouse Tamara.
In 2020, Ian was primarily based on the British Embassy in Afghanistan.
With world flight restrictions through the first phases of the Covid-19 pandemic, Ian’s 3500-mile separation from Tamara and their youngsters pressured them to seek out artistic methods to remain united as a household through the pandemic.
Ambassador to Lebanon Dr Ian Collard mentioned: “The worldwide marathon has grow to be a improbable technique of buddies, household and colleagues connecting world wide, whereas on the similar time affording us the chance to help essential initiatives such because the Queen’s Inexperienced Cover and help to the individuals of Ukraine.”
Embassies internationally are elevating funds for native charities, and Ian and Tamara have arrange a pair of JustGiving pages that can present donations to Ukraine and to the Queen’s Inexperienced Cover.
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