Carlisle United coach Geoff Haugh completed another welcome milestone following his recovery from cancer.
He took part in the Race for Life in the city to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
Geoff, United’s rehab coach, joined son Charlie on the 5k run.
Between them they raised £574 for the charity.
Geoff, 63, ran the Race for Life months after undergoing treatment for testicular cancer.
He said he wanted to use his story to help promote Cancer Research UK and send a positive message to help others.
Geoff said of the Race for Life, held in Bitts Park on Sunday: “It was pleasing to see so many people doing something positive to help a fantastic charity.”
He and Charlie also thanked everyone who has sponsored them.
Geoff was invited by Cancer Research UK to use his story to publicise the Race for Life and its important message.
He was diagnosed last summer after tests revealed that a swollen testicle had two different types of cancer, one of which was aggressive.
He had the testicle removed and underwent chemotherapy at Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital.
Geoff and his fellow cancer survivors at United – manager Paul Simpson, who had renal cell carcinoma, a form of kidney cancer, and head of recruitment Greg Abbott, who had prostate cancer – all spoke out together in April to promote the Race for Life.
You can read that feature HERE, while Geoff can still be sponsored HERE.
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