The third annual KPMG Promenade Relay has raised more than ?13,000 for the Alzheimer’s Society Isle of Man. More than 80 teams took part in the four-stage relay run along Douglas Promenade on the 26th June, which was set up and is run by the leading accountancy firm.

The winning team was Kuta Fitness, comprising Neil Brogan, Campbell Guy, Ben Corkill, and Jon McGowan, who completed the 10 kilometre run in an impressive 33:15, winning ?300 for a charity of their choice, ?120 Up and Running vouchers, shirts donated by Up and Running, shirts and the Promenade Relay winners shield. The second and third place teams, both of which also went home with money for their chosen charity and Up and Running vouchers, went to CoinCorner and The Parish Walkers and Talkers respectively. CoinCorner’s Michael Garrett had the fastest leg, covering 2.5km in just 7:37.

The best dressed award went to ‘Team Gramparts!’ who completed the run dressed as ‘80s rockers Kiss who chose the Alzheimer’s Society as the recipients of their ?300.

At the awards ceremony held at the Claremont Hotel, representative of the Alzheimer’s Society Isle of Man, Graham Bell, explained how the funds raised would be used: “The local branch of the Alzheimer’s Society is an independent, entirely privately funded organisation. We rely entirely on events like this for our funding, so we are extremely grateful to KPMG, the sponsors, runners, marshals, and everyone else who has contributed to this amazing figure. All of those funds are spent locally on the Isle of Man, where more than 1,300 people live with the impacts of dementia, and it allows us to support carers and encourage early detection.”

Event organiser Paul Cawley of KPMG also had a lot of thanks to pass on: “It was another really fun event which has hit another great fundraising total, and it has been humbling that so many people have come together to make it possible. So many local companies have given, from 3fm providing great live coverage, to Absolute Scaffolding, Up and Running, Event Solutions, St Johns Ambulance and the Douglas Development Partnership. We must also thank our key sponsors Barclays, Microgaming, Shoprite, RL360, The Claremont, Appleby and Mannlink Travel. Many of these supporters have now backed the event for three years, which we are particularly thankful for.”

Paul continued: “On top of those supporters, I want to say a big thank you to the runners who put in such an amazing effort and our marshals who make holding the event possible.“

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