EMERGENCY service workers are lacing up their trainers for a good cause.
A team from Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) is taking part in the Great North Run this Sunday, September 13, to raise funds for the Yorkshire Ambulance Service Charity.
The 13.1-mile route runs from Newcastle to South Shields and attracts around 60,000 runners.
Lesley Butterworth, Associate Director of Patient Experience and Nursing at YAS, said: "I am proud to be fundraising for the Yorkshire Ambulance Service Charity.
"I have seen first-hand the difference the charity makes in supporting patients, volunteers and staff across Yorkshire Ambulance Service."
Other team members include ambulance practitioner Julie Armitage and Kimberley Swart, who helps manage the NHS 111 service.
Ms Swart said: "When the opportunity came along to take on a half marathon, while also raising money for a great cause, I thought, why not?
"Training has been going really well, mostly because I get to reward myself with chocolate after a long run!"
The YAS Charity supports emergency response training in communities and schools, and also funds wellbeing initiatives for staff and volunteers.
Carey Taylor, head of YAS Charity, said: "We are incredibly grateful to all of the runners taking on the Great North Run for the YAS Charity."
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