Sandwell Park held the run for Joel event by the Smile for Joel charity, paying tribute to young Joel that was killed 9 years ago in the Tunisia terror attacks.
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00:00 Right, so this morning was Smile4Jol, Run4Jol, which is our 8th Run4Jol, which is absolutely
00:06 amazing.
00:07 We've had so many people come down and just thank you so much, it's been amazing.
00:11 The support that we keep getting over and over again every year is just brilliant.
00:15 It's been a brilliant morning.
00:18 Next year's 10 years?
00:19 10 years next year, can you believe it?
00:21 10 years since the tragedy.
00:22 And you've got special events to mark the 10th?
00:23 Yeah, we're going to do a wing walk next year.
00:26 Are you doing the wing walk?
00:27 I hope so, yeah.
00:28 If I can get fit enough to do it, yeah.
00:31 So yeah, I'm hoping.
00:32 But we're looking for volunteers if they want to come down and do the wing walk with us.
00:35 But yeah, it's 10 years next year and feels like 10 minutes ago.
00:39 And we've moved the run now to June, which is much better because it's more significant
00:42 because it's when it happened.
00:43 Put that on your list of honours.
00:44 So how did you find it, Mark?
00:45 Tough, yeah, very tough.
00:46 To see my oldest daughter run off in front of me.
00:47 I felt like I had to catch her, but I was nowhere near her.
00:58 So yeah, no, it was good.
00:59 Really good run.
01:00 Everyone did so well as well.
01:01 So yeah, fantastic.
01:02 And then the free catered come.
01:03 And it's good to see so many people here.
01:07 And again, for those who weren't here earlier, people might not understand, but you've actually
01:13 got quite, well, this is a very personal interest in this charity, haven't you as well?
01:18 Yeah, it's obviously my mother-in-law was killed out in Tunisia as well.
01:22 So it's obviously very close to my heart, my family's heart.
01:26 So it's something that I'm very, very keen to support and help Susie with everything
01:32 that she wants to do.
01:33 Well, it makes a massive difference having someone of your profile.
01:37 Now next year, Susie, for the 10th anniversary, has come up with something special.
01:45 It's a wing walk.
01:46 And I believe that a certain Mark Albright, you play on the wing and now you've got to
01:52 be standing on the wings.
01:53 Tell us about that.
01:54 Well, literally I found out about two minutes ago.
01:57 She's just stitching up there.
01:58 So it looks like I'm doing that next year.
01:59 Yeah, which will be fun.
02:00 So she didn't ask and she told you.
02:01 Pretty much.
02:02 Pretty much.
02:03 What a legend, ladies and gentlemen, Mark Albright.
02:04 Thank you.
02:05 Thank you.
02:06 Thank you.
02:29 - Hey, it's actually fun.