In April 2024 I shall be running the London Marathon to support the London’s Air Ambulance, the registered charity that delivers an advanced trauma team to critically injured people in London.
London’s Air Ambulance is a charity relying on public donations and fundraising. Without all of our support there will be no life-saving air ambulance service for the 10 million people that live and work in London.
Five patients a day require the help of London’s Air Ambulance when their lives are on the line. Covering the area within the M25 it takes just 11 minutes to get the helicopters to the scene and for London’s Air Ambulance’s own advanced trauma team then to give life saving-treatment.
In August 2022 a friend of mine was one of those five people and without London’s Air Ambulance treatment at the scene my friend would not be with us today. This is my why…
No matter who you are or where you are from if you are in London (as a resident, commuting worker, tourist or otherwise) and its the very worst day of your life, London’s Air Ambulance medics can be at the scene within 11 minutes, bringing the emergency department to you.
London’s Air Ambulance’s current fleet of two MD902 Explorer helicopters are reaching the end of their serviceable lives and need replacing by Autumn 2024. Their Up Against Time appeal is focussed on raising £15 million to achieve this and replace the existing helicopters and continue the excellent service provided to Londoners
A little about me… I am 56 years old and have spent the majority of my working life working on construction sites in Central London. I am an avid runner, cyclist and triathlete. In the summer of 2021, whilst out running I took a fall and ended up in A&E as a result. Long story short, a chest X-ray revealed abnormalities which led to blood tests and a diagnosis of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL). CLL is a lifelong blood cancer which reduces the effectivity of my immunity system. In January 2023 my immunity system was so low I was hospitalised requiring medical intervention to regain my health. Since then I have received immunotherapy treatment and continue to take cancer growth blocker medication. Whilst my fitness may have taken a back step I have still kept running and cycling which has helped me battle my CLL and mentality throughout this year.
Despite my condition I have chosen to run for London’s Air Ambulance to thank them for saving my friend as well as thousands of others. Many of us will never need their expertise but you can never know when suddenly that may change. I am fortunate to still have my friend because of their great work. Please help me to raise funds for the charity to allow them to continue providing life-saving treatment to all Londoners.
Thank you to my Sponsors
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Clare Spacie
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Andrrw Cooper
Great effort Simon and for a very worthy cause
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Paula And John
Well done Simon!
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Sam T
money from the dole
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Richard Blanford
Well done, excellent effort for a man of your age!
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Paul Dowson
Well done.
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Oliver Mills
Well done Simon and Meg!
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Ali
Well done Simon - what an achievement for you and Megan!
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Julie Coley
Congratulations Simon on completing the London Marathon with Megan, well done. Julie x
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Red Construction
Everyone at RED is very proud of your achievement.
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Wendy Wyss
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Kelly Tallis
Good luck Simon! You will smash it, Best wishes Team Tallis (Collingwood Crescent)
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Holly Brown
Good luck to you both! Will be cheering you on from a distance.
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Steve And Tracey
Good luck on Sunday Simon!
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Jo Williams
Good luck we will be cheering you on xx
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Alison
Good Luck.
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David
Go for it Simon and Megan! Wishing you the best of luck for Sunday for such a great cause. 🏃♀️ 🏃 Jane, Dave and Beccy xxx
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Richard Kearsey
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Nathan Farrar
Hi Si Good luck this weekend.
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Abs (spin)
Good luck
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Rebecca Berry
Go Simon!
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Anonymous
Many thanks from the provider of Banana Plants and good humour when spinning.
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Jacci Jackson
Great cause! You’ve got this!
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Susan Kashyap
Good Luck for the London marathon Simon - you are running for an amazing cause. I wish you the best of health always! Susan
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Penny Young
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Catherine Elliott
Keep going Team Elliott.... not long now
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Chantelle & Neil Buxton
Great cause Simon. Best of luck in training and for the big day x
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Lousada Plc
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Adam Baines
Good luck Simon!!
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Paul Shorten Blacktower Financial Man Ltd Uk
Good Luck Simon.
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Mark Harrison
Have a great run Simon, Mark and Sarah
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Blade Flooring Ltd
Good luck Simon, fantastic cause.
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John Foley - Fomac Construction Ltd
Best of luck to you Simon
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Clare Mcvicker
Best of luck for your training and the big day itself. This is such a fantastic charity who deserve your support.
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Kim Quick
Huge well done Simon.exvellent cause we will hopefully be there cheering you on!
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Gwyn Taylor
Good luck !
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Rachid
Well done Simon very good cause and good luck with marathon
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Marie Rumler
An amazing challenge for a great cause! Good luck with the training Simon, and I hope everything goes well on the day.
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David Walker
Best of luck Simon, great cause
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Mollie Neale
Such an awesome thing to do for a brilliant cause! Good luck Simon, we'll be cheering you on!!
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Helena Pickering
Good luck Simon. A great cause.
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Claire Blythe
Good luck Simon
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Graham Stubbs
Good luck with the marathon Simon. We will aim to watch you on the day and offer our support. Ha make sure you beat Megan 😜 G & J
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Daniel & Jo Booth
Good luck Simon!! What a great cause. All our love, Jo & Dan. xxxx
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Anonymous
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Lily
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Ashley Frame
Such a great charity. Well done & good luck with training
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Lauren Robinson
Good luck! 💪🏻 from Lauren and Nathan
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Sarah Luce, Melbourne Luce Solicitors
Good luck Simon. A great cause.
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Nigel Warnes
Well done Simon great charity 👍
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Anonymous
Donation made on behalf of Tony (Mr. T) from Timpsons in Guildford, who very kindly repaired my shoe in exchange for a donation in support of my marathon and London's Air Ambulance Charity. Many Thanks to Tony.
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Vicki Brown
That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run. So I ran to the end of the road. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd just run across Greenbow County. And I figured, since I run this far, maybe I'd just run across the great state of Alabama. And that's what I did. I ran clear across Alabama. For no particular reason I just kept on going. I ran clear to the ocean. And when I got there, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well turn around, just keep on going. When I got to another ocean, I figured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well just turn back, keep right on going." - Forrest
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Margaret Elliott
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Megan Elliott
Looking forward to all the training paying off!!
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Debbie Brown
Good luck!
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David Frame
Great cause well done mate
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Toby Yonge
Well Simon - amazing effort and cause. Hope the training goes well.
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Connor La Plain
Good Luck with the training Simon, I will see you there on the day!
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Tony Clark
Good luck. I wish you all the best.
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Alex Murphy
Best of luck Megan and Simon ❤️
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Grant Millar
Well done Simon, Great cause & good luck!
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Matt Parkins
Good luck Simon!
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Peter La Plain
Simon, a massive thanks and good luck to all involved in supporting this very worthwhile charity. Happy training.
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Cmc
Good Luck Simon - hopefully I will get up to cheer you on and help rehydrate you at the end!
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Catherine Elliott
Go Team ELLIOTT. Good luck in the marathon. Great cause and very proud of you both.
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Hazel Hughes
Good Luck Simon , what a fabulous thing to do
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