Eric Davies takes on The Salomon Trail Marathon for Prostate Cymru.

Eric Davies took on the incredible challenge of completing the Trail Marathon for Prostate Cymru and raised an incredible £925.

Eric completed the 26 mile Salomon Trail Marathon Wales route in the stunning trails and tracks of the world-renowned Coed y Brenin forest in the Snowdonia National Park.

Speaking after the race, Eric said, “Three months ago, I didn’t think I’d be running my ninth Trail Marathon Wales. When I was referred for an ‘urgent’ prostatectomy on 18 March, I assumed I’d be having surgery within a matter of weeks. But here I am today and I couldn’t be happier. “

He continued, “My training only picked up in mid-April, after I recovered from Covid, so I’ve put in a lot of effort to get myself fit for this. But it paid off: I’ve done a much better time than expected and feel fine.

“Today has been a wonderful gift. It’s been emotional – I’ve had loads of hugs and good wishes – and I wouldn’t have swapped it for the world.”

Eric’s training paid off and he finished the marathon in a fantastic 4.51.43!

You can still donate to Eric’s page by clicking here.

The money raised by Eric will help us raise awareness, fund innovation and help save the males in Wales.

If you’d be interested to learn more about what we fund, click here to read about the recent grant we provided to researchers at Cardiff University to help develop an exciting and innovative test to aid the diagnosis and risk assessment of prostate cancer.

If you’ve been inspired by Eric to fundraise for Prostate Cymru why not download our free fundraising pack and take on your own fundraiser, or join us for Cardiff Half this October by claiming your FREE space here.