GP overcame disappointment to run solo 10k and raise hundreds of pounds

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A GP from Poynton who was left devastated when she had to pull out of competing in the Great Manchester Run created her very own 10k the following weekend - raising hundreds of pounds in the process.

Dr Elizabeth Eales, a GP at Middlewood Partnership, had been looking forward to the race day, having put in the miles with early morning practice runs and completing the Couch to 5k.

Elizabeth was aiming to complete the 10k after she admitted she hadn't touched her trainers in years. But, as like so many who needed ‘headspace’ during the Covid-19 pandemic, the 40-year-old “was attracted to the stress-relief when the weeks were challenging”.

READ NEXT: ‘Manchester's pavements are for people, not for vehicles’ Before too long ten minute runs turned into a routine until Elizabeth was geared up for the Great Manchester Run 10k race, until a chest infection had her bedridden on the day of the event (June 21). “It was a disaster - I was so disappointed to have to pull out of the race. “As you can imagine, work was very stressful and challenging during lockdown.