Pre - London Marathon 2025

Happy Friday!

My blog today is a simple heartfelt thank you.  I'm travelling down to London this morning with my daughter to the London Marathon show to collect my number for Sunday.

As it stands this morning we have now raised over £3600 for Samaritans. I am so grateful to each and everyone of you for your support, messages and donations.  My social media platforms have been instrumental in helping me share the importance of the work Samaritans do and my purpose for running my third London Marathon. I was asked yesterday why I am running my third marathon. We talked about purpose and this is mine for Sunday....

💚 Sunday is for Clare

💚 Sunday is for my dear friend Marie and her entire family

💚 Sunday is for anyone who lost their life to suicide

💚 Sunday is for anyone who has lost someone to suicide

💚 Sunday is for anyone who has contemplated suicide

💚 Sunday is for anyone who is struggling right now or has struggled

💚 Sunday is for anyone who finds things tough or overwhelming at points (I’d

suggest this is all of us)

💚 Sunday is a reminder to reach out, to ask for help, to listen to others, to be there

for others and to know we are never alone. 

It’s my absolute honour to run for this incredible charity, I have learnt so much about the work they do over the last 6 months.  Their fundraising team are an absolute joy and without Samaritans so many more people would lose their life to suicide. 

I'm grateful for so many of my friends and family who are travelling to London to see me and for all those tracking me at home – it will be hot, I won’t be quick but I’ll run every one of the 26.2 miles for Samaritans and for Clare. Marie Wicker 🌈

Thank you for my friends, my family, my incredible physio, my running club and coach and above all my brilliant supportive husband Philip Hurdman who has encouraged me, listened to me obsess over my knee!, looked after our children after long runs when I've had no energy left after and is always there for me in life - I love you. We have been married 16 years today so Happy Anniversary to us – we will celebrate on Monday once I can walk again!

Have a great weekend all and enjoy the wonderful weather ahead. My number is 69513