Josh Croom

TCS London Marathon 2025

I'm Running The TCS London Marathon 2025 In Loving Memory Of Ellie ‘Els Bells’ Isaacs

It’s with both an incredibly heavy and immensely proud heart, that I’ve been given the privilege to run the TCS London Marathon 2025, for the London Air Ambulance, in Memory of my late sister in law Ellie Jessalyn Isaacs.

If you are not already aware, on the 19th June 2019, The lives of the family and friends of our beautiful Ellie changed forever after she was struck by a car. The London Air Ambulance & its team are the brave and wonderful people who transported our beautiful Ellie to Kings College Hospital whilst carrying out life saving treatment but sadly despite their incredible efforts, it wasn’t enough to save her but allowed her family and friends a opportunity to say their goodbyes.

Ellies Mum and Dad, Lisa and Terry along with the whole family were recently invited to meet the medics who fought tirelessly to save Ellie’s life, at their base in The Royal London Hospital on the helipad. Frank (The Patient Liaison Nurse) and Lynsey (The paramedic who worked endlessly to try save Ellie) explained the events in depth to us from the second they received the call to the seconds they handed Ellie over at kings college hospital, without these people, No one would of had the chance to say their goodbye. I myself did not even know that they were a charity until after the loss of Ellie.

They are more then just the London Air Ambulance, they are paramedics, pilots, mechanics, bereavement counsellors, friends of family's when they need it most, Mothers and Fathers. They are angles that walk among us.

The work these real life hero’s carry out on a day to day basis is unmatched and they need your help to be able to do what they do.

London’s Air Ambulance is the charity that delivers an advanced trauma team to London’s most seriously injured patients. Your donation will help save more lives by keeping the helicopter in the air and the rapid response cars on the road, ready for when they are needed most. By providing intervention as quickly as possible after injury, London’s Air Ambulance Charity aims to give patients the best chance of survival, and best quality of life, after trauma.

I will be taking part in the TCS London Marathon 2025 running with the London's Air Ambulance Charity Team.

If your reading this and you knew Ellie, let’s smash this target together and show London and the world just how much Ellie was and still is Loved. Please give what you can and please know how much it is appreciated by Ellie’s entire family.

Ps. Come along and watch this fat bloke try run 26.4 miles, it’s bound to be funny!

Thank You

Thank you to my Sponsors

£21.84

Debbie Port

Well done Josh, a tremendous achievement. ❤️

£20

Lisa Bonney

Congratulations Josh. What an amazing achievement. For me it’s beyond a super human feat - I honestly don’t know how anyone does it. Well done you! I hope you’re super proud of yourself.

£10

Tupps

Absolutely smashed it mate! Proud of you x

£21.84

Nicola Sullivan

Inspiration, Well done Josh!

£53.32

Sam

£53.32

Matthew Cozens

£10

Tracey O'mara (simons)

Good luck, amazing cause!

£11.33

Anonymous

£11.33

Tracey Suchley

Good luck Josh xx

£74.20

Tony Harding

Good luck Josh, this is what all that training has come for. Take your time and enjoy the atmosphere.

£21.84

Tracy Jackman

Good luck Josh! You will do amazing, I am sure x

£53.32

John Simons

Josh, Good Luck and Best Wishes.

£21.84

Alison Tyndall

Good luck Josh 💙 am sure you’ll smash it xxxx

£100

Frankie Stringer

Ellie I love you dearly & I miss you so much. Your memory will forever be kept alive! Josh well done what you are doing is amazing. What a heart warming charity so close to our hearts ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

£21.84

Carly Ellis

Wishing you the best of luck Josh, such an incredible cause ❤️

£32.23

Jenny Turner

Good luck Josh

£10

Lee Woolven

Good luck fella, go smash it!

£21.84

Debbie Langley

Good luck Josh

£11.33

Kayleigh Phillips

Good luck Josh! You will be amazing Love James and Kayleigh xx

£53.32

Stephen Isaacs

Good luck Josh. You have put in a lot of work for a worthy cause

£32.23

Laura Driscoll

Good Luck Josh You have Done you have smashed this with all the training you been doing Ellie would be so proud of you Love me Alfie Frankie Lillie xx

£50

Connor O’riordan

Bro you got this 👊🏼 x

£7.23

Mum

Now you have got your target ,, so go smash it Sunday .. For beautiful Ellie ❤️

£50

Mase

Smash it xx

£106

Gary Beltrami

Good luck Josh Enjoy the day

£330

Offline Cash

£32.23

Jack Isaacs

Good luck Josh, an amazing thing you’re doing in memory of my amazing sister Ellie who is greatly missed ❤️ and of course the great Air ambulance charity. We all look forward to supporting you on the day. Love Jack, Kelly, Mollie & Harry.

£21.84

Michelle Gardiner

You are a true inspiration Josh

£25

Harry Costin

All the best with it!

£10

Paul Callaghan

Such a worthy cause. Best of Luck Josh.

£10

Mark Young

All the best Josh

£11.33

L Phair

Wishing you lots of luck for the marathon. Hope you are not to sore afterwards (I work with Lisa at the care home)

£21.84

Jamey Fitzgibbon

Good luck 👍

£21.84

Denise Jarman

Good luck Josh. Such a brilliant charity to support

£21.84

Jeffrey Chandler

Well done Josh hope all goes well x

£21.84

Maxine Curcher

Good Luck Josh In loving memory of Ells Bells ❤️ Maxine, Steve & family

£21.84

Kay Jones

Good luck Josh such a good cause, especially for Ellie From Kay & John Jones

£53.32

Sonny Croom

Good Luck! Ellie would be so proud of you! You’ll smash it! From Sonny, Grace, Freddie & Isla-Rae xx

£21.84

Teena Mitchinson

Fabulous, such an amazing cause. Good Luck Josh

£21.84

Bon

Good luck from Jackie & Phil

£21.84

Paul Bunyard

£32.23

Danish

Good luck 😉

£209.60

Lee Port

Good luck , you will smash it mate

£21.36

Sarah Jackson

£53.32

Trevor & Sue Hankins

Best of luck Josh A very worthy cause

£53.32

H&s

Good Luck!

£11.33

Anthony Jones

£21.84

Lucy Beardsley

Good luck!

£10

Ann Watson

Good luck with the marathon ,such a fantastic charity .

£11.33

Ian Henderson

Good luck Josh. Great to meet you in Tesco this morning.

£11.33

Virginia Buckley

Good Luck!

£27.05

Brian Young

This is great, well done for all your efforts. My wife & I wish you all the best on the day. X

£20

Leonard Taylor

£60

Tim Georgie Stevie

Good luck . Tim and Georgie Breakey . Stevie parsons

£21.84

Keith Moore

£37.47

Tony & Julie Beltrami

Good luck mate,Hope all goes well, A lovely thing to do for All the right reasons x

£50

P Driscoll

Well done Josh, enjoy your day

£32.23

Steve Berry

You e got this Josh!… well done! Lovely thing to do

£11.33

John Stewart

Good luck

£11.33

Jeffrey Colpus

£100

Alan Robinson

Good luck josh having run marathons i know how tough they are but with your training dedication and reason for being there you’ll smash it 👊

£11.33

Johan Hough

Good Luck

£21.84

Wendy Plumb

Ellie will be right by your side josh for sure!! good luck! xxx

£10

Moira Lambert

Good Luck

£11.33

Alan Berriman

Good luck sad story great cause.

£10

Joseph Wiggins

£10

Terry Baumback

Great cause

£10

Lisa Pioli

Good luck

£10

Brian Dunn

Good luck

£53.32

Jimmy, Sarah And Daisy-ellen

Well done Josh, Ellie will be running with you in spirit. Don’t forget the Sun-favor 50 on your boat race. To Terry, Lisa and Family Your beautiful Ellie, Never forgotten. 🩷🩷🩷🩷 Jimmy. Sarah and Daisy-Ellen

£10

Martin Cargill Ws Banger

Great cause

£20

Steve Yuill

Josh well done fella - Running for a great charity in the memory of a fantastic young lady

£32.23

Danny Foster

£21.84

Gaynor Beltrami

Remembering dear Ellie with happy memories. Good luck Josh x

£32.23

Grifter

A great cause Good luck and best wishes Grifter

£10

Chris Bojan

Good luck and enjoy your run

£27.05

Trevor Gomm

Good luck Josh

£11.33

Jackie Galley

A very worthwhile cause. Good luck & thank you.

£27.05

Gary Purcell

Weldone Josh ❤️

£11.33

Kate Manning

Have a great run.

£21.84

Anthony Hunn

£11.33

Clayton Mckie

£20

George Hobbs

Good luck 💪🏼

£20

Steven Brown

£50

Simon & Natalie

Go Josh!!! I’m sure you’ll smash it for Ellie xxx

£20

Craig Wren

Amazing effort on Sunday at the Brentwood half marathon Josh, it was a pleasure running with you. You are going to smash the London marathon, keep up the good work mate. Fantastic cause too!

£28.10

Sarah Levy

Wish you all the best Josh xx

£20

James, Sharon & Family

Good luck. Great charity.

£6.11

Paige Spencer

Good luck Josh! Paige Prince Louis

£10

Courtney Christou

Met you in the Prince louis pub and was touched by your story. Good luck!

£50

Steve & Kitty Collins

Well done Josh, such a worthwhile cause and amazing to run for Ellie

£104

Billy Smith

£10.40

Emma Crafer

Good Luck go smash it. Such an amazing charity!!

£104

Will

Well done Brother. Keep smashing it mate 👊

£20.80

Scott Norbury

Hope this helps mate. Keep going.

£78

Pauline Mccook

We’re behind you all the way Josh. Love Pauline &Terry xx

£26

Bonny Mccook

Good luck Josh

£52

Vincent Cooper

Good luck mate hope it all goes well

£20

Paige Mayer

Good luck Josh! Forever in our hearts Ellie ❤️❤️❤️❤️

£20

Julie Halliday

Ellie, always remembered. A great charity good luck

£25

Sam Cooper

Well done Josh, you will smash it. Such a lovely thing to do for for our gorgeous Ellie ❤️

£20.80

Debbie Kinsella

Good luck , Ellie will be with you every step of the way ❤️

£31.20

Cheryl Kearney

Good luck. What a lovely thing to do in Ellie's name.

£200

Frank & Karen Kingsnorth

Good luck Josh, what a fantastic charity to support in the memory of our beautiful Ellie. Forever in our hearts 💕 xx

£52

Chris Isaacs

Good luck on the run Josh, you can do it! 👍

£50

Olivia & James

well done Josh for running for this amazing charity in the name of Ellie, my amazing cousin, who will forever be missed❤️xxx

£20.80

Robert Driscoll

Good luck with the rum,doing it for a good cause 👏👏,family will be so proud of you x

£10.40

April Hayden

Well done Josh go smash it in memory of a beautiful girl 🩷

£26

Maria Burkenshaw

Good luck Josh. For some reason, you making my sob my heart out on a Saturday morning made just need to donate to you and this amazing charity! What you're doing is a wonderful thing and I wish you all the luck!

£5

Francesca Isaacs

Our beautiful ellie💔 Proud of you josh♥️

£41.60

Michaela

Good luck Josh from me grandad xxx

£52

Georgie

Good luck Josh, you are doing a wonderful thing, raising funds for such an amazing cause. In memory of Ellie. Well done! Xxx

£100

Al Wheal

Josh - what a heart wrenching story, a great cause, and I hope training session 2 starts soon 🥹🤣

£52

Ian & Helen Isaacs

Good luck Josh, we’re so proud of you it takes a lot to do this but you’ll do it. Ellie will be there laughing and saying come on Josh we’re nearly there x

£52

Aimée Attwood

Josh, best of luck and well done for doing this for such a wonderful cause. You'll smash it!

£31.20

Andrew Croom

Keep going very proud of you , your nan is watching you x

£500

Lisa & Terry Isaacs

We cannot thank you enough for doing this in memory of our beautiful daughter Ellie and raising money for The London Air Ambulance, the charity that are close to our heart. They tried so hard to save our beautiful Ellie and have been a great support to our family since. Ellie loved you so much and will be as proud of you as we both are. We will all be there to support you on the day ❤️

£100

Josh Croom

To Ellie, I made you 3 promises by your bedside when I said my final good bye to you. I’d like to think I’ve already stuck to 2 of them and they are more promises for life, the 3rd was to make you proud, I can’t think of anything else harder so myself to do then to run a marathon on behalf of the London air ambulance in your name, in your memory. I know you will be with me every step of the way, love you Els Bells. Love your brother from another mother ❤️ x Ps. To Myself, remember, mind over matter, if it’s not on your mind, it doesn’t matter! You got this!

£20.80

Bettie Cooper

Well Done Josh! Ellie would be so proud! Xxx

£31.20

Mum

Good luck Joshua, in running for this amazing charity. Hopefully I can come alone to cheer you on. I know Ellie will be on your shoulder all the way. Love you xxx

£52

Sheila Cooper

Good Luck Josh. Love Sheila X

£10.40

Gemma Biles

Good luck josh ! Amazing charity to support , best wishes xx

£10.40

Grace Mulcahy

£10.40

Joely Reed

I have no words for how amazing this charity is, they are true hero’s who give the most advanced treatment to people in life threatening situations. I can’t believe it’s been 6 years since beautiful Ellie gained her wings, I’m so glad I got to grow up with her and her infectious laughter. She will be cheering you on from above, best of luck for the run Josh #forever22 ❤️

£20.80

Rachel

Good Luck Josh.

£100

Nellie & Bertie 🩷💙

Our Amazing Daddy, We are so so proud of you and so would our Auntie Ellie be! Seeing you putting in all the hard work all for the amazing charity that gave our Auntie Ellie the bestest chance possible is so inspiring to us. You are gonna smash this just like you do everything and we will be there to cheer you along the whole way. We love you all the world and more daddy, Love Your Nellie Noo Naas & Bertie Boo Boos xxxxxxx

£300

Ea-rs Group

Go Josh! Running the London Marathon 2025 in memory of Ellie is an incredible way to honour her and support the lifesaving work of London Air Ambulance. The care and expertise they provide in the toughest moments mean so much to so many, and your effort will help them continue their important work. We’re all behind you - cheering you on every step of the way. We wish you strength, determination, and a great race. You’ve got this!

£10.70

Jake Wheal

Well done mate, you’ll smash it as always! I’ll be there to cheer you on.

£20.80

Aaron Mufc 💪

Good luck mate 👊🏻👊🏻

£20.80

Millie, Alfie, Teddie And Ivy

Well done Josh, in memory of our beautiful Ellie

£10.40

Jj

Great work and good luck mate

£20.80

Nathan L

Good luck josh, great charity also 👏.

£10

Amy Daize

Such a great charity! Go smash it x

£26

Frankie Isaacs

Proud of you josh ur gonna smash it xxx

£20.80

Willie Mcleod

£52

Deborah Langley

Good luck josh

£100

Nicholas Cook

Good luck mate x

£1.04

Anonymous

Test

£100

Robert Croom

Well done Josh on taking on this incredible challenge. Wishing you the best of luck during your training and on race day. Im very proud of you for signing up to one of the most formidable races possible, and facing what lies ahead, but I’ve every confidence that you’ll smash it. We are all behind you! Train hard and enjoy the experience Love Rob & Charlotte xx