A Lanarkshire teenager ran The Great Scottish Run on Sunday in memory of his school pal who recently died from a brain tumour.
Luke Wilson took on the half marathon with his dad Alan Wilson and raised a fantastic sum of over £3000 for the Beatson Cancer Charity.
The 18-year-old from Uddingston, a close pal of tragic Fraser McAllister who passed away on July 10, had his friend close to his thoughts during the 13-mile challenge in Glasgow.
Hamilton College pupil Fraser, 18, fought bravely against his illness after being diagnosed with an anaplastic glioneuronal tumour two years ago.
And since losing his battle with the rare form of cancer just three months ago, his heartbroken mum Caroline Molloy along with other family and friends have continued to raise awareness of brain tumours in young people in his honour.
On Sunday, Luke and dad Alan, 53, finished their half-marathon in an impressive one hour and 49 minutes.
They wore specially made t-shirts supporting the Beatson Charity Cause with a picture of Fraser on the back in tribute to the beloved schoolboy.
The father and son duo were also supported by their family on the day as well as members of Fraser's family including mum Caroline who turned up to cheer the boys on. And they were all given collection buckets by the charity to raise more cash on the day.
Emotional to see the lovely gesture in her son's memory, Caroline said: "Fraser would be so proud of Luke and humbled as we are.
"I cannot put into words how grateful we are to all who have donated to Luke's fundraising in memory of Fraser. Also all the fundraising at Hamilton College, to all who donated and there support."
Caroline also vowed to continue Fraser's legacy by raising as much awareness as possible of brain tumours in young people as per Fraser's wishes.
Long supporters of Fraser, head boy at Hamilton College Luke, and his family, wanted to do whatever they could 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."
The recent fundraising drive 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."
You can donate to the fundraiser in memory of Fraser here.
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