Organisers of this year’s Mother’s Day Classic continue to be blown away by the community’s support, with more than 400 people taking part again on Sunday.
Now in its 29th year, the annual event has raised almost $43m for the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Two years ago, the event began donating money to Ovarian Cancer research and has almost reached $3m in donations.
It’s believed that another $30,000 was raised at Sunday’s event, and according to ambassador Susanah Gleeson, it’s amazing to see how much the event has grown over the years.
“I just hope it grows more and more”, Susannah said.
“Unfortunately, cancer seems to be something that touches every single person; everybody has had either somebody in their family, or knows somebody that’s gone through a cancer journey”, she said.
Participants taking part in the event also do so in honour of men in their families who have also succumbed to cancer.
Barney Johns lost his father-in-law to the disease and took part in the 2026 event in memory of him.
“My father-in-law passed last year, so cancer has been present in our family too, unfortunately”, Barney said.
“We are all here as a family just for a run and a walk,” he said.
