I completed the race in 1 hour and 43 minutes. It was a beautiful day and I really enjoyed the event. I have been overwhelmed with my support, raising £570 including Gift Aid. Below are two photos of me coming to the end of my run. I was running in memory of Jack Maddams. Pippa Parker
We are a group of school Mums with very busy lives, struggling to fit in any sort of exercise around our jobs, young children and shift-working husbands. We all have varying levels of race experience which mostly centred around 5ks and 10ks. What better way than to challenge ourselves by entering the inaugural Surrey Half Marathon?
As members of AC Pontymister we are used to annually helping a charity. Past fundraising has included supporting Maisie’s Steps to Hope and to help raise breast cancer awareness. This year we decided that instead of the raffles and football-related events that were natural to us, we would challenge ourselves and do something that we have
The Anglesey Half Marathon was a very good run. We started on the Menai Bridge and headed off along the coast towards Beaumaris, before returning. On the way back we turned onto the coast path and were about a metre from the sea which was splashing onto the path – unbelievably cold! The last couple of
Staff at Ageas Insurance Ltd held a charity day on Friday 28th February at their offices. This included a dress down day, cake sale and a raffle and the event raised a wonderful £3,266.62. “The company I work for regularly holds a charity day where anyone can come into work for the day wearing casual clothes
A year ago we lost a close friend of ours to SADS. On February 23rd we ran the Seville Marathon – our first marathon – to raise money for CRY. Harry was always immensely sporty, so a marathon seemed like a fitting event in his memory. We trained for nearly 4 months; however nothing could prepare
The Saltford Santa Dash was a new Fun Run event for 2013. The idea was to enable runners, joggers, families and friends to experience an enjoyable community event and to raise funds for CRY and the provision of a defibrillator at Saltford Sports Ground. Visit the Saltford Santa Dash website for more information and photos CRY
Following a 5am breakfast of blueberry porridge and banana on toast, I was ready for the 8am start to my day’s challenge. I started with an hour’s cycling, to be followed by an hour’s swimming and back to the bike – right through to 4pm. My local gym had lent me a spin bike for the
On Saturday 30th November, The Gobstoppers Glee Club sang their hearts out in a charity concert – “Keep Calm and Sing Your Heart Out” – in aid of CRY. The evening was held at Berkhamsted School, who donated use of their beautiful Dean’s Hall for the event, which raised £1700 for CRY. “It was a brilliant
Chris Coe raised a fantastic £223.00 by organising a charity raffle in aid of CRY when celebrating his 50th birthday at Remedy Oak Golf Club in Dorset. He is pictured here with his family. Many thanks Chris and Happy Birthday!!!