A Lanarkshire trio are taking on a half-marathon this weekend in memory of their beloved friend who recently passed away from a rare form of brain cancer.
Father and son Luke and Alan Wilson will be joined by Ava Gilmurray for this Sunday's Great Scottish Run in Glasgow.
Luke, a close school friend of late Fraser McAllister, has already raised over £2000 for the Beatson Cancer Charity, and his pal will be in his thoughts during the 13-mile challenge.
Sadly, Fraser died at his home in Waterfoot, East Renfrewshire, on July 10. The 18-year-old Hamilton College pupil fought bravely against his illness after being diagnosed with an anaplastic glioneuronal tumour two years ago.
Last week, his heartbroken mother Caroline Molloy led tributes to her “happy and selfless” boy as she vowed to continue his legacy by raising awareness of brain tumours in young people and trial treatments which are not available in the UK.
Also determined to honour Fraser's memory is former classmate Luke who has been training hard in recent weeks ahead of The Great Scottish Run.
The 18-year-old from Uddingston, along with dad Alan, were deeply touched by Fraser's story which has inspired them both to do whatever they can to help his cause.
Luke told Lanarkshire Live : "I was head boy at Hamilton College last year and there was a lot of fundraising going on. A lot of my friends and myself tried to do things to raise as much as we could.
"We had a school café running as well as a charity football match which raised a lot of funds.
"Since Fraser's passing I wanted to push myself to do something a bit different. Running is something that never appealed to me but I thought I'd give it a go and try to raise some money and awareness by doing it.
"I play quite a lot of tennis which is a lot of short sprints so I thought this would be no bother but it's been proving rather difficult.
"We've been training the past two months for it. We're just looking forward to finishing it now."
The trio will wear specially made t-shirts with pictures of Fraser on them on Sunday during their run.
It comes after fellow pupils came together in June for a charity football match which Fraser was able to attend despite his illness. The event raised over £6000 for the Beatson Cancer Charity.
And since the teenager's untimely passing, friends and family have continued to pay tribute to Fraser by following his wishes of wanting to help young people battling cancer in future.
Remembering his pal, Luke added: "Fraser was always a person who would rather see other people succeeding and doing well and always put others before himself.
"He would never walk past you. He would always stop and have a conversation with you and always check in and make sure everything was ok. So I felt this was the least I could do to try and help."
His dad Alan added: "Fraser seemed to be a boy that faced challenges and was head-strong in what he was going to do. Everybody felt a bond to the boy, and I think it's that that's allowed us to see what good can come out of this and raise money and awareness for him."
The Great Scottish Run takes place this Sunday, October 2, in the city of Glasgow.
You can donate to the fundraiser in memory of Fraser here.
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