When Rebecca Webster crossed the finish line of the Robin Hood Half Marathon it was an emotional moment.
It was a moment she should have been sharing with her big brother Jason.
Sadly he passed away suddenly in 2012 at the age of just 31, from a rare, undiagnosed heart condition.
Incredibly, Rebecca has since found out she too suffers from the same life-threatening condition, but was determined to complete Sunday's race in his memory.
As she embraced her family at the end of a long 13 miles, she declared: "That was for Jason."
The 23-year-old, of Mansfield Road in Sherwood, had been planning to run this year's half marathon with Jason before he died.
She said: "He was an amazing runner and would give me advice. When he passed away it was completely unexpected. It was devastating. It wasn't until a year later that we found out about the condition – Long QT syndrome.
"When we found out we all suffer from it too – my other brother, my sister and my mum – it seemed like a bad joke."
Rebecca, who works in the HR department at Nottinghamshire Police, had to wear heart monitors during the race to make sure her heart rate didn't get too high.
Despite taking it steady, she completed the route in about two hours and 10 minutes.
She has so far raised more than £1,200 for the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young.
She added: "To turn something so tragic into something so positive seemed impossible. But raising money gave me focus. This was all for him."
Rebecca was cheered on by her grandma Eileen, 77, mum Glenda, 53, brother Craig, 28, sister Hayley, 21, and Jason's widow Donna, 30.
Glenda said: "I'm extremely proud of Rebecca, especially as she suffers from this condition as well. I was very worried, but I've not shown it as I know how much this means to her."
Rebecca was one of thousands of runners to cross the finish line of the Ikano Robin Hood Half Marathon and Marathon yesterday, in sweltering conditions.
Supporters were out in force, lining the route to cheer the competitors on.
Sam Lucas, 26, of Deane Road in Wilford, ran the half marathon for the Teenage Cancer Trust, inspired by his friend Sam Gamble's battle with Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
He said: "I enjoyed the race, apart from the last mile! The charity means a lot to me and keeps me going – without that focus I think I'd have given up running a long time ago! So far I've raised about £1,800 so I'm really happy with that."
Completing his first full marathon, at the age of just 17, was Joe Williams, of Calstock Road in Woodthorpe.
The Nottingham High School student ran in memory of his grandma Sylvia, who died in 2006 following a battle with liver and bowel cancer.
He said: "I think she'd be proud of me. It was a really hard race, especially the last three miles."
Joe's sister Hannah, 24, completed the half marathon.
Meanwhile, husband and wife Sam and Rachel Yates returned to the city where they fell in love to compete in honour of their son Alfie, who has muscular dystrophy.
The pair, who used to live in The Park but now live in Leeds, want to raise £13,000 to buy Alfie an electric wheelchair.
Sam ran the marathon and Rachel completed the half.
Rachel, 38, said: "Alfie also completed the mini marathon and walked the whole way, which was amazing.
The people of Nottingham were so supportive – it was great to see so many along the route."
