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| Tom Daley's mother Debbie runs Plymouth Half Marathon | Tom Daley's mother Debbie runs Plymouth Half Marathon |
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| Tom Daley's mother is among thousands of runners taking part in Plymouth's Half Marathon. | |
| Debbie Daley is running to raise money for The Brain Tumour Charity. She has previously run in the London Marathon. | Debbie Daley is running to raise money for The Brain Tumour Charity. She has previously run in the London Marathon. |
| Her husband Rob died in May 2011, at the age of 40, with brain cancer. | Her husband Rob died in May 2011, at the age of 40, with brain cancer. |
| Mrs Daley said Tom, a London 2012 Olympics bronze medallist, could not attend the event because of a diving competition, but had been "very supportive". | Mrs Daley said Tom, a London 2012 Olympics bronze medallist, could not attend the event because of a diving competition, but had been "very supportive". |
| 'Fighting ferrets' | 'Fighting ferrets' |
| Mrs Daley said: "When I ran the London Marathon in 2012, with a team of 25 people, we raised over £40,000. | Mrs Daley said: "When I ran the London Marathon in 2012, with a team of 25 people, we raised over £40,000. |
| "The Brain Tumour Charity was very grateful for that amount of money." | "The Brain Tumour Charity was very grateful for that amount of money." |
| She said the Plymouth Half Marathon was a "very hard route with lots of hills, unlike the London one which is quite flat". | She said the Plymouth Half Marathon was a "very hard route with lots of hills, unlike the London one which is quite flat". |
| "I wouldn't say I was fit, I've just built myself up over the past few months. | "I wouldn't say I was fit, I've just built myself up over the past few months. |
| "I've been training with a group of women and we call ourselves the 'fighting ferrets' to make it fun," she said. | "I've been training with a group of women and we call ourselves the 'fighting ferrets' to make it fun," she said. |
| Several roads across the city are closed for the event between 09:00 and 13:00 BST. | |
| Runners start the race on Plymouth Hoe and pass the Barbican, cross Laira Bridge and go through Saltram Park. | Runners start the race on Plymouth Hoe and pass the Barbican, cross Laira Bridge and go through Saltram Park. |