London marathoners - 28 April 2019
Following the success of our 2018 runners above - Rob Young, Ammar Zia, Katie McBeth, Kevin Galer, Steve Blakemore, Alison Deeley, Louise Gadd, Abby Wright and Mike Rogers, we send good wishes to those who have been successful in obtaining a place for 2019: Roxy Babla, Lorraine Beesley, Claire Gibbs, Nicola James, Anne Kelsall, Katie McBeth, Victoria O'Connor, Mark O'Rourke, Toby and Angela Oury, Emma Preston, Lisa Wakeman and Emily Wilson-Gavin. See below for their stories so far...
Commiserations to those who were unlucky in the ballot - it seems there will be a significant ARC presence at Manchester in March and don't forget to sign up for our own London cheer squad. For those running, the Action Heart coach and accommodation details can be found here.
If you applied for a ballot place and were unsuccessful don't forget to hand in your 'commiserations' letter (not the magazine) to Chris Sprules, to enable you to be eligible for a club place in future years. The rules regarding our club places can be found here and the lucky winners will be drawn at our presentation evening on November 9th.
Commiserations to those who were unlucky in the ballot - it seems there will be a significant ARC presence at Manchester in March and don't forget to sign up for our own London cheer squad. For those running, the Action Heart coach and accommodation details can be found here.
If you applied for a ballot place and were unsuccessful don't forget to hand in your 'commiserations' letter (not the magazine) to Chris Sprules, to enable you to be eligible for a club place in future years. The rules regarding our club places can be found here and the lucky winners will be drawn at our presentation evening on November 9th.
Our 2019 London Marathon Team
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Nicola James gained a charity place to run this, her first marathon, and is raising money for PHAB kids who help children with disabilities and their families to enjoy life as much as possible.
You can support Nicola through her JustGiving page |
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Anne Kelsall ran her first marathon in 2013 after gaining a club place and said it would be her last - training is a huge commitment and she didn't really see anything but runners' behinds! However, Birmingham came along in 2017 and she couldn't resist the challenge of running the inaugural event in our 'home' city in her 60th year.
As a result of Birmingham Anne gained a Good For Age place for London 2019 and again the temptation was too much to resist. This time she is determined to take in the sights and enjoy the experience, with a much larger group of ARC than the three in 2013. Anne is hoping to be able to raise some money for Breast Friends Sutton Coldfield, as she did before. |
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Lorraine Beesley also gained a Good For Age place this year, with qualifying times at both Gloucester and Manchester. She has chosen to use the run to raise money for Birmingham Chldren's Hospital.
Lorraine says " There's not much to say about me apart from I'm a nutty bird who loves to run and raise money for Charity. Its hard to choose a Charity as there are so many good causes. The reason I chose this Charity is because I already donate to Heart & Cancer as they are personal to me. As a parent I feel very lucky that I haven't had to go through the worry and stress some families experience as my children have had good health to which I'm thankful. I want to offer support to these families and their brave Children hence let's run and raise lots of money!!! You can support Lorraine through her JustGiving page. |
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Katie McBeth is running Manchester and London marathon next April to raise money for Asthma UK.
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Katie says: "My own asthma was only diagnosed a few years ago and since using my inhalers daily my peak flow has doubled. I no longer struggle to get my breathing right whilst running, which always used to stop me in the past.
Drew is now taking inhalers to as we suspect he also has asthma and my father in law and one of my best friends are also sufferers. Asthma is a hidden problem and undiagnosed or untreated can be fatal. I would like to see better diagnostic testing and monitoring developed. A few years ago I would never have made it round the fun run or a race for life without stopping to walk or swear like a navvy (or both). I used to get so frustrated that I couldn’t keep going. Since taking my inhalers daily I can run like forest gump (although only in distance not speed). Several trips to the doctors over many years with breathing issues and nasty infections and finally fixed. Anything you can spare for this amazing charity will be very gratefully received. Look out for raffles / bake sales and other fundraising madness. I’ve not done fancy dress yet so any suggestions?? |