10,000 take to streets for Cork mini marathon

A GRIEVING son who lost his mother to cancer and a young woman whose baby died when he was just a day old were among the 10,000 participants in the four-mile Evening Echo Women’s Mini Marathon in Cork yesterday.

Jennifer Sexton and her partner John Walsh of Wilton, Cork, were participating in the marathon yesterday in order to raise funds for Féileacáin (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Association of Ireland). The couple were joined by family members who were running the race in loving memory of baby Owen, who died on June 13 of this year when he was just one day old.

Brian Roche, one of the founding members of the charity, said the group was formed earlier this year when seven bereaved parents, five from Cork, befriended each other and came together to offer their support and experience to others who need their help.