THE streets of Dundee had a busy weekend, with the Kiltwalk reporting a record-breaking turnout for their annual marathon march, helping to raise £500,000 for charities.
The Dundee Kiltwalk started at 9am at the 18th hole of the Old Course in St Andrews, with billionaire philanthropist Sir Tom Hunter, who took over and relaunched the previously troubled organisation, waving walkers off.
Leading the estimated 3,000 or so walkers were step-father and son Jock McKay and Kai Anderson.
14-year-old Kai was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a rare condition where part of the heart is severely underdeveloped, and has a chronic lung condition.
He was pushed the full 25 miles of the walk in his wheelchair by Jock to raise funds for Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity, where he undergoes treatment.
Kai recently lost his mother to an aggressive form of cancer, so also chose to compete the course in her memory.
Paul Cooney, Kiltwalk CEO said: “We are overwhelmed by the turnout today, with walker numbers increasing by a third on last year.
“With The Hunter Foundation’s 40% top up that means so many more great causes in this area will benefit from the blood, sweat and tears of our walkers.”
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