Marathon in memory of Mike❤️ for British Heart Foundation

Hi, I’m Rachael and have always said I’d run a marathon but have never had a strong enough reason to dedicate myself to do it.

On 1st April 2025 my dad, best friend, and role model heartbreakingly left this world which is inexplicably painful. I lost my dad completely unexpectedly & suddenly, phoning an ambulance for him on the Friday and lost him on the Tuesday after he underwent 3 major surgeries in 3 days.

Dad was always so kind and supportive of me and challenged me to achieve what I thought was out of reach. Right now, having never ran a day in my life, I think a marathon is out of reach - but I am doing this for him & for other Rachael’s and families out there so that hopefully they will get many more years with their dad and loved ones.

Ultimately, my dad being taken away from me at the age of 25 was due to circulatory problems which is one of the reasons why I have chosen to raise money for BHF. I have also lost grandparents to the cruel disease that is dementia & currently work for an amazing Dementia Research Centre where I can see first hand the life changing possibilities research can bring.

So please join me in my running, my grief, and my love for my dad by donating and sharing. I hope to raise 80-hundred pounds (£8000) as Dad would have been 80 the month I run the marathon.

Every single penny and/or share will not only help a novice runner keep pushing through with her miles and grief, but will help change lives ❤️