MEDIA: Running to Remember

In the late 1990s, Jamie Milne’s grandmother Mary passed away after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. He was an only child raised by his father and his grandparents played a pivotal role in his early upbringing. Many Miles for Mary (MMFM) was a thought, a dream, a grieving process stemming from the day of Mary’s funeral.

At the time of the service, Jamie was unable to gather the words to farewell his Nanny, even though he really wanted to. Jamie decided to farewell Mary in his own special way. So, in 2009, MMFM the ultra-endurance charitable awareness campaign was born. 

For the past ten years, Jamie has completed the long-distance endurance run to fundraise for this crucial research and to raise awareness about dementia in memory of his beloved grandmother and this year is no different.

In total, Many Miles for Mary has raised over $100,000 for Alzheimer’s and Dementia charities in Australia and the United Kingdom and in 2018, the 10th Anniversary of the MMFM campaign, Jamie is taking the run to Scotland, the homeland of Mary. Jamie and a hand-picked team will run 1400km over 14 days from Lands’ End Cornwall to John O Groats Scotland.

Jamie and the MMFM 2018 team are aiming to raise $25,000 towards much needed research by the Australian Dementia Research Foundation. They are asking for your help to raise awareness, funds and to support this worthy cause.

Read more of Jamie’s story at the Redditch Standard and have a look at his mycause campaign.