I'm running to help save lives in London
I’m running the London Marathon to raise money for air ambulance and celebrate 10 years since their action helped save my dad’s life.
On 5th September 2015, my dad suffered a cardiac arrest. My step-mum, Yvonne began CPR immediately and called 999. The air ambulance was called out to fly dad to the Glennfield hospital in Leicester. In total he received 17 shocks from a defibrillator and his heart had stopped beating for 50 minutes.
Dad’s recovery was miraculous - being discharged from hospital 2 months after the event. Putting numbers on it, the survival rate for a cardiac arrest is only 10% - this figure falls to 5% when the heart stops beating out of hospital. You can read more about my dads story here: https://theairambulanceservice.org.uk/patient-stories/story/patricks-story/
Supporting air ambulance ensures the service remains funded and can provide quick action like the above! Any donations will be greatly appreciated! To entice you even more - Phoenix Group will kindly match any donations.
More about Air Ambulance: 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.
Thank you to my Sponsors
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Kris M
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Will Davis
Congrats mate - amazing effort.
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Lauren Doherty
Amazing, well done Sam! 🥳
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Jay Shah
Good luck matey, go smash it! Am sure your run will be more timely than this last-minute message
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Nic Orme
Good luck!!
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Priyesh & Susan
Sam, it’s time to prove you’re fully funded! Tomorrow is the ultimate Stress Test. Ensure that energy levels remain within risk appetite on your Stamina Capital Requirement and your Minimum Carb Requirement even higher. Here’s the plan for a clean result: • Asset Liability Matching: Match your left foot with your right foot until you hit the finish line. • The Volatility Adjustment: That’s just what we call your pace after mile 22. • Tier 1 Assets: Your quads. Use them wisely, or you’ll face a serious liquidity crisis at the water stations. • Solvency Ratio: As long as the finish line beer exceeds your remaining energy, you’re golden.
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Carla Hunter
Best of luck to you. A great cause. From all of us at no 28
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Yvonne Ewing
What a great way to thank the Air Ambulance service for playing a major part in saving your Dad's life. You must be as proud of yourself as we are!!
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Patrick Ewing
Hoped this would see you over £25k, but here it is anyway! hope you have a great run & beat your PB too!
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Justine Lowe
Good luck Sam! Incredible to manage this any year - but unbelievable in this 2026!
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Suj Sathi
Good luck!
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Tom Griffin
Good luck Sam!
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Jay Ions
Good luck.
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Alexandra Chell
Enjoy it!!
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Rufus
Best of luck! You'll do brilliantly!
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Matt Richards
Good luck Sam!!
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Phil Shaw
Good luck Sam. Remember 3.56 as a target.
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Stavroulla Nicolaou
Pkeasure to support you and this valuable service.
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Anna Downing
Good luck Sam! All the best from your neighbours at 96.
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Rhys Simons
Best of luck Sam, and for an amazing cause! At those tough points, just picture the rolling hills of polignano a mare
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Anonymous
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Arran
Big shift mate, remember to Vaseline the nips
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Joan Boyle
Goodluck Sam!
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Phil Sandford
Best of luck Sam - hope to see you out there!
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Mike Shirbini
Good going mate
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Vincent Chan
Good luck Sam! All the best
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Mitul Patel
Good luck!
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Lauren Wretham
So incredible Sam! All the best on the day 🏃
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Tom Lilley
Good luck mate! You'll smash it
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Jake Griffiths
Good luck Sam!
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Bry Arch
Brilliant cause, enjoy the marathon!
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Alice Rooke
Good luck Sam!
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Anurag Potdar
All the best Sam !!
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Tom Nokes
Good luck, Sam! Strava kudos at the ready
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Angus Inman
Good luck Sam, be a great day out!
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Joshua Naylor
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Jolene Thompson
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Joanne Dooley
Good luck Sam. You will smash it !
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James Broomfield
Best of luck on the day!
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Annabel Simpson
Amazing charity. Good luck!
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Alina Maslowski
Three missed Pilates lessons! Instead of going to your wonderful mum, this tiny contribution goes to you Sam. Best of luck with the marathon!
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Adam Sandford
Great cause, good luck mate!
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Karen Millar
Good luck Sam!! 😁
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Joe Haswell
Best of luck Sam!
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Alexandra Flynn
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Christine M
Good luck Sam!
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Theo Mckenna
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Karen Huish
Looking forward to watching you smash this! What an amazing thing to do for Air Ambulance and such an inspiring story about your Dad and Yvonne x
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Peter
Absolutely brilliant cause, best of luck to you Sam
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Mum
So proud of you Sam ! You will smash it! Xxx
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Frederik
Good luck, Sam. And enjoy the run.
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Alison Glass
Good luck Sam!
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Anjana Patel
Good luck Sam, you’ve got this, enjoy every mile 🏃🏼🏅
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Alexandra Westley
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Dru Gallacher
Best of luck xx
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Ken Hoare
Best of luck Sam - Ken and Ashling
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Tom Foster
Best of luck, mate!!
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Jack Edwards
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Hannah Alb
Good luck Sam!
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The Kind Villagers Of Ashwell
Raised via the Xmas raffle! Thank you to everyone
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Jack Lane
Onwards, big bird!
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Libby Donegan
Good luck Sam!
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Daniel Meehan
Good luck Sam!
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Elliottl
Best of luck, sure you’ll smash it
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Kenny Cheng
Good luck Sam!
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Kenny Mcivor
That's an inspiring story. Good luck, Sam.
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Ben Havers
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Jim Pattison
Best of luck Sam
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Joshua Matthews
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Ellie Lloyd Jones
More pics of u suffering pls
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Stephen Rodgers
Good luck mate!
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Charlotte Fletcher
Best of luck Sam, great cause!
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Amy Ewing
Proud of you! Don't let a man with a pineapple on his head beat you this time Amy & Tom xx
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Freddie Pover
Go well sir, go well
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William Norcliffe-brown
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Eleanor
Here we gooooo 🤸🏋️🏃🏼♀️
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Massive well done! What a great cause and story about your Dad!