🦖💚 What a morning! Aberdeen went wild as the T-Rex ran again — this time joined by ambulances, police & firefighters! 🚑🚓🚒 All for #MilesOfSmiles 💜 Mental health & cancer support. ✅ 1,347km | 💜 £1,475 SAMH | 💛 £932 Clan #Aberdeen #TRexRun #KindnessInAction

🦸‍♂️ Week 20 / 78 – Superman & Spider-Man flew through Glasgow! Joined by Spider-Man 🕷️, we visited @SAMHScotland’s The Nook — Scotland’s 1st walk-in mental-health hub 💚 Even superheroes need to talk — and The Nook is here to listen. 💫 #MilesOfSmiles #TheNook #MentalHealthMatters

🎪🤡 Week 21 of 78 – The Clown Takes Glasgow! 💙 This Halloween I ran dressed as a pantomime clown — spreading laughter & hope while raising awareness for mental health & cancer support. Sometimes the biggest smiles hide the heaviest stories. 💙 #FromPainToPurpose

Swapped my running kit for an inflatable shark & took to the streets of Glasgow 🦈💙 Laughter, honks, smiles — all for #MentalHealth & #CancerSupport 💪 1,520km. £2.4k raised. 130 cold showers. 32 dips. From pain to purpose — one smile at a time 🌈 #MilesOfSmiles #HopeOverFear

🎄💚 WEEK 23/78 — A wild Grinch was spotted sprinting through Glasgow! 😂💨 Reactions: “WHAT IS THAT?!” “CHRISTMAS IS SAVED!” Mental health 💙 Cancer support 💛 Hope through humour 🙏 1,577 km | £2,400+ | 134 cold showers | 33 cold dips #MilesOfSmiles #GrinchRun

🎅🔥 WEEK 24: Santa seen training for Christmas by sprinting through Glasgow 😂 📊 Since June 2025: 1,631 km | £2,400+ raised 139 cold showers | 34 dips Festive chaos with a real mission: mental health & cancer support ❤️✨ #MilesOfSmiles #SantaRun #Week24

🕸️💥 Week 25 of 78: Spider-Man took over Glasgow! Ran through the city swinging for mental health & cancer support. Huge thanks to Steph for the costume! 🙏❤️ 📊 Since June 2025: 1,688 km | £2,400+ raised | 143 cold showers | 35 cold dips Every step counts 💙💛 #MilesOfSmiles

🎉💛 Month 6/18 of #MilesOfSmiles complete! 🦈 Shark run in Glasgow 💚 Grinch & Santa mischief 🕷️ Spider-Man smiles 📻 First podcast & ACVO interview 1,688 km done ✅ £2,400+ raised 💜 33% of the journey done! More miles. More hope. More smiles 💙 #MentalHealthAwareness

Still lost for words… Miles of Smiles has made the front cover of @ACVO’s December Magazine 💛 What began as one person trying to turn pain into purpose has become a community movement of hope, courage & kindness. This cover belongs to all of us 💛✨ 👉 lnkd.in/e-67WEwj

🎅🚴‍♂️ Santa, a Grinch & 2 towns full of smiles! 💛✨ Inverurie & Kemnay, you blew us away! Huge thanks to Graham Watson & Cycling Without Age Scotland SCIO for keeping the Grinch on track. Every wave, smile & cheer made every mile worth it! #MilesOfSmiles #GrinchRun #CommunitySpirit

✨When determination meets opportunity!✨ Anna’s journey is celebrated by Young Sounds UK — supporting her growth, confidence & creativity. Grateful for all who help young musicians shine! 🎻💛 Full story: youngsounds.org.uk/annas-story/

Just 3 days after our ACVO Dec feature, I found Miles of Smiles in Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber Positive Change mag 😢💛 From personal journey → community project → recognized business! Huge thanks to Suzanne Todd, Jason, SAMH & all supporters 🌊 #MilesOfSmiles

💥 WEEK 26/78 done! Yes… that giant seagull running through Glasgow at 11am was me. 🕊️🤣 All for mental health + cancer support. 💛 Since June: 1,754km, £2,720+ raised, 147 cold showers, 37 cold dips. Huge thanks to the pantomime team for the suit! #MilesOfSmiles

WEEK 27 of 78 💚 The Grinch crashed Aberdeen parkrun’s 14th birthday — and ran 😈🏃‍♂️ 📊 Since June 2025: 1,810km | £2,720+ | 151 cold showers | 38 cold dips Still causing trouble for a good cause 💥 #MilesOfSmiles #GrinchRun

Earlier today I had the privilege of bringing festive cheer to Albyn School Nursery 🎄 Dancing with toddlers, spreading joy as the Grinch & seeing pure happiness reminded me why community matters. Miles of Smiles is becoming a movement — and we’re just getting started ❤️✨

The Grinch went to Duthie junior parkrun and accidentally felt… joy 😳💚 Tiny runners 🤏 Big smiles 😁 High-fives at knee height 🤚 Heart growth AGAIN 🫀 Running isn’t about PBs — it’s about people ❤️ Week 28 of 78 ✅ #MilesOfSmiles #JuniorParkrun #GrinchRun

🎄💛 Month 7/18 • Week 29/78 — DONE 💛🎄 Tough last 2 weeks of 2025 battling flu, but still moving. 📰 @ACVO front page | 📖 Chamber feature | 📺 TV debut That’s TV Aberdeen 🎭 Final run as a Panto Dame (thanks Diamonte Productions) 📊 1,933 km | £2,720 | 150k+ views | 39% done

Week 30 of 78. First run of 2026. Severe flu. Snow. Ice. Storms. Still ran. Not for PBs or heroics—but because mental health support doesn’t stop in winter, and cancer doesn’t wait. Superman was the metaphor. Showing up was the point. 2,008km. £2,720+ raised. Still moving. 💙❄️

🦄🌈 Week 31: Inflatable Rainbow Unicorn Run, Glasgow! 🌈🦄 10 days of snow ❄️ → black ice 🧊 → Glasgow streets → me, inflatable unicorn, running for hope! Storms happen. Rainbows come if you keep showing up 🌈 📊 2,058 km | £2,730+ raised | 156 cold showers | 35 cold dips

Week 32 of the Inflatable Heart Run 🪽❤️ No unicorns. No jokes. Just a giant heart, moving step by step for my grandpa 💔 Grief moves with you. Every step carried love. Every breath held memory. #MilesOfSmiles #GriefAndResilience