Hi everyone! I’m Charlie and on October 12th 2025, I will be running the Manchester Half Marathon to raise money split evenly between two different charities in memory of Margaret Adcock and Ryan Jones, two friends of mine, who both sadly passed away in 2023 at the age of 18.

The first charity I am raising money for is the Margaret Adcock foundation - which is a charity set up by Margaret’s parents after her passing, which aims to support disadvantaged children in education, offer grants to families facing childhood cancer, and fund research into the fight against alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. Margaret had been a best friend of mine since early primary school, and brought a light into my life and so many others, I want to raise money for this charity as helping people was something Maj always strived to do - and I want to help do this in her memory.

The second charity I will be raising money for is Boxing Futures in memory of Ryan. Boxing futures is an organisation which offers non-contact boxing and therapeutic talk sessions to develop the young people’s physical and mental health and wellbeing. Ryan had a passion for boxing and in the few years I got to know him better, showed that he had a kind heart and always succeeded in making others smile - which is why I have chosen this charity.

Thank you for taking the time to read and any shares or donations would be massively appreciated!! (Or even just a good luck I can’t run)