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Eleven-year old superstar Ruaridh recently completed a thrilling 24 hour marathon challenge in dedication to his granny who has dementia. Ruaridh, his family and friends teamed up to run a mile, every hour until they reached 26.2 miles – raising more than £10,000 for Alzheimer Scotland. Ruaridh’s mum explains his amazing journey since the challenge.

Eleven year old Ruaridh has raised over £2,690 and counting for Alzheimer Scotland by taking on an unusual 24 hour challenge. He will run a little more than one mile, every hour for 24 hours until he reaches the distance of 26.2 miles (the same as a full marathon). All of this is in support of his granny who is currently living with dementia in East Lothian.

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