Lindsay first became involved with the Mother’s Day Classic in 2003. His wife, Filomena had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000 at the age of 35. Their children – James and Katharine - were just four years old and 18 months at the time. Filomena fought the disease for 34 months. It was in her final few months that Lindsay decided to run in his first Mother’s Day Classic. In his first year running he raised $795. His wife was thrilled and encouraged Lindsay to continue to raise money and awareness.
Before she died, Filomena said ‘It was not that it was unfair that I had breast cancer, it was unfair that my children’s Mum had breast cancer.’ Katharine is now 11 years old, is at Ashburton Primary School and sings with the Australian Girls Choir. James is 14 and is at Camberwell Grammar school.
