My Activity Tracking
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Why World Cancer Research Fund?
Every day around 1,100 people will hear the words ‘you have cancer’. Over 420 of these cases could have been prevented, that’s a staggering 155,000 people every year.
Cancer has affected too many of my friends and family, and has taken some from us.
World Cancer Research Fund, are passionate about reducing this number, focussing much of their work on prevention.
As part of an international network of charities, they’ve been funding life-saving research, influencing global health policy and informing the public since 1982.
While society continues to search for a cure, their prevention and survival work helps people to live longer, healthier, and happier lives – free from the devastating effects of cancer. The money I'm raising plays a huge part in keeping this going.
My Achievements
Has fundraising page
Updated profile pic
Added a blog post
Self donated
Shared page
Thanked donor
Has received 10 donations
Reached 50% of fundraising target
Amount raised £2,500
Reached fundraising goal
Increased target over £1,000
Reached distance goal
My Updates
Training Update
Monday 21st Sep Training is going well. I’ve been away from running regularly for close to two years due to injuries like meniscus tear and Achilles tendinitis, so I am focusing on building a baseline fitness of running 5km (tempo) and 10km (long run) so that in a couple of months when I start a a 20 week training plan I’m doing it with a good level to start with. I’m even running here on holiday. And the great thing isn - I’m really enjoying the running. Let’s see how that feels in the depths of winter though Share
Why I am running the Marathon
Tuesday 25th AugI am running the London Marathon to help raise money for the fight against cancer. Cancer has impacted me through my family and friends who’ve had their lives touched, affected and in some cases taken by it. My sister has fought and survived cancer more than once, and is living with its affects; my father was taken from us by mesothelioma; a friend lost his fight this summer and every year I hear of another friend or family member impacted by cancer in some way. Many cancers are preventable and whilst I know my own lifestyle, with shiftwork and past excesses, is not ideal I believe strongly in better understanding to reduce the number of incidences of the disease that could / should have otherwise been prevented.
This London Marathon will be doubly memorable as my son and I are both running it.
ShareThank you to my Sponsors
£109.25
Neil & Leigh Barton
£50
Jono Prosser
Go Tim!
£50
Steve Norledge
Best of luck Tim!
£28.44
Rob
Good luck mate!
£23.45
Adam Elouadihi
Thanks for sharing your story Tim, wishing you the very best of luck and here's to drinking the crispiest pint of beer when you cross that finish line!
£20
Ben Archer
Smash it mate
£20
Mat Bland
Good luck mate!
£12.25
Sam Evans
Thats exciting, good luck!
£6.56
Anonymous
Good luck
Good luck mate. You’ll smash it and for a very worthy cause.