Yabba dabba doo!

Aug 29 2008 by Rebecca Edwards, Chester Chronicle

A MARATHON runner is hoping to complete his third consecutive Great North Run in October to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society.

Gareth Boyd, 36, a recruitment specialist from Frodsham, will be running the Great North Run dressed as Fred Flintstone and wants to raise more than £500.

He said: “I always try and raise and money for a charity and this year I have chosen an Alzheimer’s charity. My grandmother suffered from dementia and I remember it as a small lad. It wasn’t nice so it’s an illness I have experience of.

“I normally try and raise about £500 but last year I raised about £2,000.

“Last year I was a cave man so this year I thought I would keep the theme and I am aiming to complete the run in under two hours.”

More than 1,000,000 have entered the 13.1 mile Great North Run, Newcastle, since it started in 1981.

To sponsor Gareth visit www.justgiving.com/garethboyd