A charity endurance run called the Glucose Grind that wended its way through part of the P.E.I. countryside on Saturday raised more than $9,000 for Island seniors living with diabetes.

The inaugural run began in Kensington and ended in downtown Charlottetown, covering a total of 65 kilometres, though participants had the option of running, walking or biking the entire route individually or as part of a team or completing a shorter segment.

Long-distance runner Geoff Kowalski, who organized the ev…