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Ruaridh runs in memory of pal

RUNNING a marathon 220 miles above the Arctic Circle might not be the usual pre-season exercise – but for Hampton & Richmond Borough’s Ruaridh Donaldson, the Tromso Midnight Sun Marathon was about even more than a personal challenge.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
3 July 2022

Ruaridh runs

By Matt Badcock

VERSATILE: Ruaridh Donaldson in action for Hampton & Richmond Borough and, inset, on the run
PICTURE: Thiom Lang

RUNNING a marathon 220 miles above the Arctic Circle might not be the usual pre-season exercise - but for Hampton & Richmond Borough’s Ruaridh Donaldson, the Tromso Midnight Sun Marathon was about even more than a personal challenge.
The 28-year-old Beavers’ defender is raising money in memory of family friend Duncan McLean.
Since his death in 2016 aged just 20, a wave of fundraising has totalled more than £145,000.
Having run the Edinburgh Marathon ...

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