‘I feel very touched’: as his brain cancer recurs, Richard Scolyer finds solace in family, friends and running

Dr Richard Scolyer before taking part in the weekly GreenWay parkrun in Sydney. Photograph: James Gourley/The Guardian

Four kilometres into his 242nd parkrun and Richard Scolyer is full of enthusiasm.

“This is great, Kate!” he calls to his wife, Katie Nicoll, behind him.“Thirty-five minutes and we’ve got 1km to go.”