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Kevin Nunn will begin a gruelling, 60-kilometre trek from Duncan to Saanich around 5:30 a.m. tomorrow. He hopes to raise $10,000 for pediatric cancer research and Camp Goodtimes before he reaches his destination.

B次元官网网址淎dults understand when they go through treatment and trauma. They know why theyB次元官网网址檙e undergoing chemotherapy and losing their hair. Kids donB次元官网网址檛 understand, they just want to be kids,B次元官网网址� Nunn says of his inspiration.

Five of NunnB次元官网网址檚 co-workers, officers with the Saanich Police Department, are participating in the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock later this month. The money he raises from his Malahat Challenge Run will be split among the five Saanich police riders.

Nunn, like most Canadians, has lost someone close to him due to cancer. His father passed away in October 2009 from lung and bone cancer.

The 48 year old didnB次元官网网址檛 get a chance to say goodbye.

A British expat, Nunn was en route home to see his father when he got the news that he died.

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The Saanich police quartermaster is a mixture of nerves, apprehension and excitement leading up to the run, but says heB次元官网网址檒l have enough inspiration thanks to his goal of helping children.

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To help Nunn reach his fundraising goal, visit www.copsforcancerbc.ca, click Vancouver Island Region, then search Kevin Nunn under Make a Donation.

There will also be a Cops for Cancer car accepting donations as it escorts Nunn down the highway.

kslavin@saanichnews.com