<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As former Australian of the Year Professor Richard Scolyer AO crossed the finish line of his 250th parkrun this morning, a rainbow formed in the sky.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The achievement was a silver lining for the leading melanoma pathologist who revealed in March his doctors had told him he likely had just three months left to live after his aggressive brain cancer returned.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 58-year-old was diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2023, </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/professor-richard-scolyer-brain-cancer-advances/30c66903-2719-4734-9244-305579a51015" rel="" target="" title="underwent experimental immunotherapy treatment"><span>underwent experimental immunotherapy treatment</span></a><span> and had no sign of recurrence for 18 months.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/sole-survivor-air-india-plane-crash-vishwash-kumar-ramesh-speaks-of-his-survival/70d80693-dbc6-4736-b710-b8dd0862ca04" rel="" target="" title="A miracle in seat 11A: Sole survivor of Air India crash speaks"><strong><span>A miracle in seat 11A: Sole survivor of Air India crash speaks</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He has been determined to make the most of his time ever since.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Scolyer was cheered on by family, friends and strangers at Haberfield in Sydney's inner west this morning as he completed the milestone he had set for himself following his diagnosis.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It has been a big goal, to be honest, I never thought I'd get there," Scolyer said after the five-kilometre run.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/professor-richard-scolyer-completes-his-250th-parkrun/bb93c3bf-f9b4-4b7e-ae06-fcd4c43d6fc7" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/mystery-100-million-powerball-winner-bought-ticket-in-bondi/c88be537-303d-466c-bf62-8520f81cb830"><strong><span>Mystery $100 million Powerball winner bought ticket in Bondi</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"One of the challenges of having cancer is the worry for the future but there's more to life.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We're all going to end up, at some point, we're going to finish our lives.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I want to make the most of my time, I don't know how long it's going to be.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"To be able to come and celebrate with friends and enjoy their company, it's really special. I'm really touched by how many people came down."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Scolyer first became involved with Parkrun in the early 2000s but the activity was put on the backburner as life got in the way.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"As the kids go through parts of their lives you stop doing it," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Then when I got sick again I wanted to try and get to 250.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I guess it's part of my personality, a bit embarrassing but wanting to get to 250 was something that pushed me along.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"To come down to something like this, people are so friendly, they always cheer you on and have fun."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Now that he has achieved his goal, Scolyer said his next aspiration was a more simple one.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"To be honest, I'd love to be out on my bike a bit more," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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