Category: Running

Loch Ness Marathon – October 2010

1/10/2010

Lucy Ritchie and her husband, Kyle Mowbray, raised over £1,600 for the Jeremy Willson Charitable Trust running their first ever marathon, the Loch Ness Marathon, in under four hours.

The event, held on 2 October 2010, is an annual marathon race in Scotland, held along the famous loch, Loch Ness. The marathon starts near Whitebridge, and follows the southern side of Loch Ness, passing through the villages of Foyers, Inverfarigaig and Dores. The route goes into Inverness, crossing the Ness Bridge in the city centre, then finishing at Bught Park.

Cardiff Half-Marathon – October 2010

1/10/2010

Tracy Aze, a postgraduate research student at the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences at Cardiff University, ran the Cardiff Half Marathon on 17 October 2010, raising over £300 for the JWCT.

Tracy said about her preparation and the race itself: “The weather was amazing and it was a super fun day. I had been really poorly with a chest infection . . .

Windsor Half-Marathon – September 2010

1/9/2010

Jonny Allcock, with his wife Rachael, ran the Windsor Half-Marathon on 26 September 2010, raising valuable funds for the JWCT. The race was held within the grounds of Windsor Great Park, with spectacular views of Windsor Castle.

Jonny, who spent a year volunteering with Jeremy in Indonesia, said “in honour of Jez we have been training hard in the hope that we will arrive late, finish quickly with not a bead of sweat nor a blister to show for our efforts. In reality though it probably won't be such plain-sailing!”

Penang Bridge Marathon, Malaysia –November 2009

1/11/2009

Jeremy’s girlfriend, Amanda Ton, raised close to £2,000 for the JWCT running a marathon in the heat and humidity of Malaysia, on 22 November. The Penang Bridge Marathon crosses the third longest bridge in the world of the same name, which connects Penang island to the Malay Peninsula.
Amanda said prior to flying out to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital city “I carry a weight of worry for this marathon as it is the longest distance I will attempt to date . . .

Two marathons, two continents, one day – October 2009

1/10/2009

On 18 October 2009 husband-and-wife team, Tim Davies and Helen Davies-Kanakis, ran marathons on opposite sides of the globe. With Tim’s race in Amsterdam and Helen’s in San Francisco, both were looking for personal records and once again raising money for the Jeremy Willson Charitable Trust.

In the run-up to the event Tim and Helen appealed to their friends and family: “Please help us raise money for this worthy cause and in memory and honour of our great friend Jeremy Willson, who sadly died in March 2006 of new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD). He inspired and encouraged many, including both of us . . .

Windsor Half-Marathon – September 2009

1/9/2009

Jonny Allcock, a good friend of Jeremy’s from their year out in Indonesia (see photo gallery) raised an incredible £4,150 to help Jeremy’s charity help more people get an opportunity to achieve their dreams. Jonny, accompanied by his sister Claire, raised the funds running the Windsor Half-Marathon on 27 September.

Jonny explained his preparation on race-day: “In true Jez [Jeremy] style we managed to lose all paperwork, running number and chip just 30 minutes before the start . . .

Coastal Trail RUN– November 2008

1/11/2008

A friend and colleague from Jeremy’s Bristol University days, Pete Goddard, completed an arduous marathon in poor conditions along Dorset’s Jurassic coastline in aid of the JWCT.

Pete described his experience as follows: “A night of heavy rain and high winds . . . wasn't particularly encouraging for the race on Saturday morning, my foreboding was made worse at the wet and cold pre-race briefing where I seemed to be the only person foolish enough not to have specialist fell running footwear . . .

City to Surf, Sydney – August 2008

1/8/2008

Tym Blackwell, a friend of Jeremy’s from his days as a Scout, and seven colleagues from his company in Sydney completed the 14km City to Surf Run on 10 August 2008 in just over an hour.

The City to Surf run is one of the most famous and best-attended fun runs in the world which always attracts great support from locals and tourists . . .

Edinburgh Half Marathon - March 2008

1/3/2008

Sarah Knight paced the streets of Edinburgh completing the 21.1 kilometres in a worthy 1 hour 51 minutes 19 seconds, despite minimal training. As she said before the race “I haven't been able to train yet . . . Over the last few weeks I've had a virus, food poisoning and now pleurodynia.” Sarah said after tucking into a well-deserved pizza following the race “it was such a brilliant race I really enjoyed it although I was overtaken at one point by an 85 year-old man! The bunions held up well although I've just lost 2 toenails. Edinburgh was a great course despite the head on sea-winds!” Sarah raised £315 for the JWCT for her efforts.

SINGAPORE MARATHON - DecEMBER 2007

1/12/2007

Jeremy’s older brother Simon and his fiancée Aileen competed in the Singapore Marathon and Half Marathon events in December 2007. With temperatures of 30 degrees C, high humidity, a cloud-free sky and not a breath of wind, they described the conditions as ‘brutally tough’. Simon suffered badly from cramp during the second half of the race . . .

Amsterdam Half Marathon - OCTOBER 2007

1/10/2007

Friends of Jeremy, Tim & Helen Davies, ran the Amsterdam Half Marathon to raise funds for the JWCT in October 2007. Tim finished in 1 hour 38 mins, followed shortly by Helen in 1 hour 49 mins, an impressive personal best time after springing back from injury at the eleventh hour . . .

London Marathon - April 2007

1/4/2007

Steve Throssell pushed himself to the limit in April 2007 by running in the London Marathon, in the process raising a fantastic £275 for the JWCT’s activities. Steve said “Having already run three marathons including this one twice before, I knew what I was letting myself in for as I lined up on Blackheath . . .

Detroit Half Marathon, USA - October 2006

1/10/2006

Rhiannon Martin (pictured far left) completed the Detroit Half Marathon in October 2006 raising an impressive £700 for the JWCT. Rhiannon is now thinking about completing a full marathon next year!

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