On Sunday 8th July 2012, Mark Blease took part in the British London 10k in memory of his brother Mathew. He completed the run in 1 hour and 4 minutes and raised a wonderful £515.00 for CRY.
I wasn’t really actively looking for sponsorship but wanted to give some more back to CRY for all the help you have given me over the years since my brother passed away.

I mentioned it to my colleagues at work and my total has rocketed! I can’t thank every one of my colleagues at Skechers enough at how wonderful they have been.

Also big thank you to my family and friends who willed me on and sponsored, making the 6 miles that much easier knowing I had their support.

The day was great, perfect temperature and a little sprinkle of rain to keep me cool, along with music played around the route to keep me motivated. Fantastic support on the day by all the crowds that came to spectate.

Although I was separated from my friend at 2km, and forgot my watch to time myself(!) I managed to keep a good steady pace and finished just outside my 1 hour target time at 1 hour 4 minutes.

All in all, I had a fun day running around the streets of London in memory of my brother Mathew.

Mark Blease