A huge thank you and congratulations from all at CRY to our amazing runners who took part in the 2023 TCS London Marathon!
Sunday 23rd April 2023 marked the London Marathon’s return to its usual spot in the annual calendar of events, having been postponed and moved to October for the last few years due to the pandemic; and #TeamCRY were ready to take on the iconic 26.2 miles through London. We were delighted to have had 102 runners take part on behalf of CRY, raising both vital funds and awareness.
The efforts our runners go to is always inspiring and the sacrifice #TeamCRY make to try and complete the 26.2 miles of the London Marathon is a great motivator to CRY staff and supporters alike. Some runners were taking the marathon on for a second or third time for CRY, others stepped in to fill places with only a month of training, and one runner even decided that 26.2 miles was just one part of their challenge and also cycled 810 miles from John O’Groats to London the week of the Marathon!
CRY also saw a welcome return of one of our previous Research Fellows, Dr Abbas Zaidi, he had swapped his stethoscope for running shoes this time to complete the marathon in 3 hours and 15 minutes! Dr Zaidi was a CRY Research Fellow from 2010-2013, during this time he helped screen over five thousand young people for cardiac conditions and continues to support CRY to this day, with his expertise in cardiology and now his running shoes.
CRY volunteers and staff were based out on the route at miles 12 and 23 to spur on our charity heroes. The weather on the day was wet for the most part but this did not dampen the spirits of our cheerers and runners.
Runners were greeted by CRY staff and volunteers near the finish area, before being guided back to the Institute for Government where CRY were based to offer massages, showers and refreshments.
Upon runners arriving at the post-race venue, they were welcomed with applause and cheers! Offered a CRY medal, photographed by CRY staff, and supplied with plenty of refreshments. This was followed by a massage from a therapist with the aim of easing some of the discomfort they might be experiencing, and then a warm-well deserved shower.
This was the first year that CRY had been based at the Institute for Government and we have received plenty of good feedback from runners, supporters and volunteers about the venue. We were so pleased to welcome 56 of our runners, along with their families and friends, back to see us after they had finished. It was a pleasure for CRY staff to meet everyone in person and thank them for their incredible efforts and dedication to the charity.
William Arkell in memory of Matt Hadfield
Hayden Bailey in memory of Thomas Day
Joe Barnes in memory of Matt Cragg
Ella Barnes
Michelle Beard in memory of Jasper Bryan Cook
Simon Bedford in memory of Dylan Rich
Tom Bird in memory of his cousin
Laurence Bolton
Matt Bowler in memory of Graeme Blenkinsop
Matt Bramhall in memory of Robert Rowan
Ben Brook in memory of Emlyn Wibberley
Donna Brown in memory of Farley and Dan Kidner
Paul Buchanan in memory of Thomas Hadwin
Sean Carley in memory of Jamie Carley
Sean Chaney in memory of Harry Dubois
Neil Cole
Ellie Conroy in memory of Emma Broad
Sam Cook in memory of Harry Dubois and Daniel Wilkinson
Olivia Cooke in memory of Emma Broad
Orla Cooke in memory of Emma Broad
Frankie Cooke in memory of Edward Ridgway
Rick Crowther in memory of Thomas Day
Angela Dakin in memory of Jasmine Latham
Narendra Dhariwal in memory of Sidharth Nanu
Patrick Doyle in memory of Jonathan McGrath
Nic Evans in memory of Andrew Key
Alex Ewing in memory of Harry Dubois
Connie Ffitch in memory of Mark Laker
Sean Fitzpatrick in memory of Elise Fitzpatrick
Maria Gabriel in memory of William Lane and Ariana Jahangir
Charlotte Galvin in memory of Elise Fitzpatrick
Dave Gandee
Richard Gill in memory of Christopher Martin Parr
Natasha Gillings in memory of Micah Gillings
Glen in memory of Marcus Fisher
Betty Glover in memory of Harry Dubois
Becca Green in memory of Matt Hesmondhalgh
Becky Grey in memory of Harry Dubois
Ellie Harbinson in memory of Robert Worboys
Hannah Henshaw
Ian Heslop in memory of Mia Jennings
Caroline Hodgson
Barry Holcombe in memory of Andrew Holcombe
Callanda Housley in memory of Laura West
Alex Howell in memory of Harry Dubois
Phil Hughes in memory of Harry Dubois
Rebecca Hyland in memory of Robert Rowan
Tariq Jahangir in memory of Ariana Jahangir and William Lane
Stephen King in memory of Olly King
Matt Ladkin in memory of Tom Petley
Rosie Leech in memory of Rob Worboys
Lympany in memory of Matt Beadle
Cameron Mackinnon in memory of Jem
Peter Mason in memory of Owen Morris
Samantha Matthews in memory of Aaron Dixon
Paula Morell in memory of Laura West
Carol Murphy
George Musson in memory of James Sheppard
Karen Nethersole
Olivia O’Neil in memory of Billy Teather
Mike Peter
Faye Pickles in memory of Andrew Pickles
Steve Price in memory of Alden Price
David Quick in memory of Olly King
Gary Ramsbottom in memory of Freya Cox
Victoria Ramsey in memory of David Hill
Raymond Randall
Luke Reddy in memory Harry Dubois
Hannah Richmond
Aisling Roche in memory of Killian Roche
Gary Rose in memory of Harry Dubois
Debbie Ross in memory of Neil Desai, Ben O’Connoll and Ben Skinner
Beth Sadler in memory of Freya Cox
Gabrielle Shaw in memory of Adam Shaw
Isabel Shaw in memory of Olivia Shaw
Oliver Sheppard in memory of James Sheppard
Peter Smiley in memory of David Smiley
Emma Smith in memory of Harry Dubois
Cameron Spencer
Josh Stefanini in memory Robert Rowan and Raymond Lambert
Grace Stevenson in memory of Madison Beau Campbell
Phil Sweatman in memory of Ben Hammond
Lee Tennent-Butler in memory of Dale Tennent-Butler
Gemma Thomas in memory of Jordan Bullock
Glen Thompson in memory of Christopher Dixon
Angelo Tomasso
Felicity Towler in memory of Robert Worboys
Claire Turner in memory of Jonathan Clark
Clare Viney in memory of Amber Robinson
Vu Vo in memory of Simon
Cameron Ward
Chris Ward
Robert Watley in memory of Alex Watley
Jane Watts
Charlotte Whistlecroft in memory of Harry Dubois
Sam White
Fay Willet in memory of Sophie Konderak
Beth Williams in memory of Aaron Dixon
Ruth Williams in memory of Ellie Williams
James Wood in memory of Harry Dubois
Anna Worboys in memory Robert Worboys
Abbas Zaidi
Thank you so much to the runners and supporters who were able to come and meet us. A huge thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers who were:
Andy Clarke; Phoebe Connolly (in memory of Jason Williams); Heather Darby (in memory of Neil Darby); Caroline and Peter Gard (in memory of Andrew Gard); Emel Hamit (in memory of Jenny Kerwood); Phil and Wendy Harrington (in memory of Barry Nivett); Barbara and Jim Holland (in memory of Philip Holland); Isabelle Honey; Jo and Nick Hudson; David and Jan Hughes; Victoria Joy; Julie Lockton; Arianna Mena (in memory of Isabelle Tudisca); Becky Meredith and Henry Sweetman; Peter and Sue Robinson; Suzanne Rowan (in memory of Robert Rowan); David and Deborah Steed; Mike Tointon; Fiona Tucker (in memory of Jack Jarvis) and Paul Ward.
As you can imagine there was a wide variety of emotions on the day, especially so for those who were sadly taking part in memory of someone they have lost. We hope that the experience was a positive one for those involved.
Finally, we would like to thank the CRY runners for their fantastic efforts and valued support. We really appreciate you taking part on behalf of CRY. Congratulations and thank you to you all!
Kind regards,
The CRY Team
If you have been inspired to take part in the 2024 TCS London Marathon, please go to www.c-r-y.org.uk/london-marathon/ for more information.
