This duo is fighting cancer — by running 147 km to Trepassey
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Charles Luther and Melvin Sutton are running home to Trepassey to raise money for Daffodil Place, a non-profit organization that provides lodging for cancer patients and caregivers who travel to St. John's for treatment.
The duo will leave from Mile One Centre in downtown St. John's on Wednesday and wind their way through the Southern Shore before ending up in their home town, some 147 kilometres away.
Luther figures it will take the pair about 2½ days to complete the journey, with four checkpoints along the way in Bay Bulls, Cape Broyle, Port Kirwin and Cappahayden.
He's been training for nearly a year and a half.
"I had a lot of people around me that were affected by cancer — family friends, my father-in-law, a couple of close friends in particular — and I wanted to do something," Luther told CBC News.
"One of my close friends and neighbour, Jamie Hynes, he passed away this past June, and we're dedicating this run to Jamie. We really miss him a lot. He has been one of our biggest supporters since I started this."
Luther is an experienced ultramarathon runner, while Sutton started putting in the work over the last year. Both began running 80 to 100 kilometres a week in preparation for their fundraiser.
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