For one runner in the Sheffield Half Marathon, there was a special reason for taking part in the race. Tom Forster’s grandad, Eric, is severely sight impaired.
Eric has LORDs disease (Late Onset Retinal Dystrophy) which has gradually deteriorated his sight over the last 15 years.
“My grandad is blind and has been a client of the Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind (SRSB) for many years. He has done many adventurous challenges to raise funds for the charity, and I thought, if Grandad can do it, so can I”. Eric (who is 81) has done a Skydive, a Velodrome Challenge, climbed Ben Nevis and cycled tandem from Coast to Coast to name just a few!
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