To help a work colleague continue her cancer treatment, and to raise awareness of lung cancer, physiotherapist Chris Edwards will be fundraising through a battle of his own.

Covering 200km this weekend via mountain bike, hike and kayak, his plan is to traverse the whole Western Bay of Plenty and Hauraki districts within 48 hours.

'A workmate of mine, Alice Taylor, is battling with adenocarcenoma (lung cancer). It's rare and aggressive and unfortunately cannot be cured,” says Chris.

'Her cancer is being treated with a type of chemotherapy, which is so far doing a great job of giving Alice more time to make memories with her family. Unfortunately her next chemotherapy type is unfunded in New Zealand.”

Alice, a pelvic health physiotherapist at Body in Motion, was diagnosed with lung cancer late-2021.

Chris, who completed a double marathon fundraiser for the NZ Cancer Foundation about five years ago, hopes to raise a few thousand dollars through his ‘Two hundy for Taylor' effort.

Starting today, November 11, Chris will leave from the shores of Lake Rotoiti heading to Tauranga, the Kaimai Range, Waihi and finally to Thames via the Hauraki Rail Trail.

Covering the 200km under his own steam, he plans to go off-road as much as possible.

'The exact route I take to get there is dependent on weather with river crossing. The first part will be biking, then kayaking, hiking, and finally a bike to the finish line.”

His colleagues at Body in Motion are 'on the run” this November for Lung Cancer Awareness Month, raising funds for Alice's ongoing treatment to keep the lung cancer at bay for as long as possible. Alice refers to her supporters as her ‘wolfpack', entering the Mount City to Surf run herself.

'People often ask me how I am since my cancer diagnosis one year ago, and I still haven't figured out an easy way to answer this. The easiest answer is: 'I'm doing okay, which is definitely true, I am,” writes Alice on her Givealittle page.

'The targeted chemotherapy treatment I'm on is working to keep the cancer at bay... 'for now”... but in reality I still have advanced lung cancer and it remains incurable. At this stage the treatment I would go onto next isn't funded by Pharmac here in NZ, which is why I continue to fundraise and why I'm so grateful for all of your generous donations and support.”

To donate to Chris' efforts for helping Alice and her family fight the disease, go to Givealittle and search for ‘Two Hundy for Taylor'.

SunLive: https://givealittle.co.nz/fundraiser/two-hundy-for-taylor