Renfrewshire runners help good causes at Great Scottish Run

Jade Learmouth, from Howwood, and Cameron McGregor, from Paisley, were among more than 20,000 runners who participated in the Glasgow event on Sunday.

We previously reported how Jade was diagnosed with perinatal OCD last year after suffering from intrusive thoughts about her newly-born daughter Ava Skye.

The 32-year-old has raised more than £700 for mental health charity Mind, which connected her with other mums affected by the condition, by taking on the 10km challenge.

Jade told The Gazette: "The event was really good and I managed to get a personal best of one hour and five minutes.

"It was such a buzz to take part and couldn't have asked for better weather.

"I'm absolutely chuffed with the amount I've raised, as I set a target of £250 and completely smashed that.

"Hopefully the money helps other mums out there because it is important that people don't suffer in silence like I did for so long."

Meanwhile, Cameron is aiming to raise awareness about a rare type of motor neuron disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy – Lower Extremity (SMA - LED).

His one-and-a-half-year-old daughter Amber was born with the condition, which means she is unable to walk due to muscle weakness and atrophy.

Cameron ran the half marathon with a 10kg weighed vest to raise money for The Royal Hospital for Children, in Glasgow, and SMA UK.

The 31-year-old said: "I did two hours, 14 minutes and 40 seconds, so the training has been working, as I got two hours and 13 minutes last year with just my body weight.

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"I put a target of £500 on my fundraising page and it's now up to £5,000, which is more than I could have hoped for.

"It means both charities will be getting over £2,500 each, as I'm splitting the total between the two.

"I'm just shining a light on my daughter's condition and raising the money is fantastic as well, as it's going to help both the charities a lot."