Staff, students and alumni run for Rohan

On Friday, 31 May, members of the King’s Community came together for the annual Deganwy Dash, running in memory of former student Rohan Ingley, who sadly died of Leukaemia in 2018 when he was in the Sixth Form. 

 The Deganwy Dash is a 5 mile race along a beautiful stretch of North Wales coastline. Attracting more than 300 runners every year, it raises important funds for one of Rohan’s chosen charities, Young Lives vs Cancer. 

The race has become a much-anticipated event within the King’s community, bringing together staff, pupils and alumni to run in Rohan’s memory. 

This year, nine members of staff and one former teacher joined current and former pupils in Deganwy, all proudly donning their Rohan’s Run t-shirts.

Head of Physics, Dr Bosworth, was one of the staff members who completed the run. 

He said: “It was fitting that the half-term weather brightened up to bathe the runners in spring sunshine on a beautiful evening.

“It is always such a joyous occasion and one that many of us look forward to throughout the year as it gives us the opportunity to come together as a community to remember Rohan.”

The race was won by former King’s student, Tom Wood (OKS 2019), who also set a race record, finishing in an impressive 26 minutes and 21 seconds. Tom is pictured below with Dr Bosworth and fellow alumnus Aadithya Ganeshram (OKS 2019).