Dom Dalton

York to Croydon- 226 miles in 4 days- Dom and Garry Dalton

Fundraising for Alzheimer's Society
£4,659
raised of £5,000 target
by 158 supporters
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Dom Dalton's fundraising, 1 August 2010
Alzheimer's Society

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We provide help and hope to everyone living with dementia.

Story

In April 2011, I will be attempting to run from Nestle House in York, to Nestle House in Croydon, in no more than 4 days. This will involve running approximately 226 miles in total- an average of 56.5 miles (slightly more than 2 marathons) per day. By the time I reach the heartlands of South London, I will have run a total of 8.6 marathons in 4 days. I will be joined on this journey by my old man, Garry, who will be gamely leading the way on a bike- a challenge that I have managed to persuade him to take on! Between the two of us, we will be travelling a total of 452 miles, in order to raise as much money as possible for an incredibly worthy cause.

 

I have been itching to commit to a new challenge since I completed the Ironman just over a year ago and have been weighing up whether I would be physically able to run this distance in such a short amount of time. However, I can think of no better reason to take on the challenge than raising money for Alzheimer's Society, an extremely worthy cause that is close to my heart. I have experienced the debilitating effect that dementia can have on individuals and the strain it can put on loved-ones and can think of no better cause to raise as much money as possible for. Please support me by sponsoring even just a small amount, to help Alzheimer's continue their fantastic work in trying to improve the quality of life for dementia sufferers.

 

Just think of the pain that I may be going through after 4 consecutive marathons, with more than 120 miles still to run, and donate as much as you possibly can!

 

Thanks in advance for your support- anyone who wants to join me and my dad on the way for a hard-earned beer is more than welcome- we will probably be passing through your town at some point!!

Dom & Garry

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Alzheimer's Society

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At Alzheimer’s Society we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today, and providing hope for the future by campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be and funding groundbreaking research.

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Total raised
£4,659.00
+ £1,051.61 Gift Aid
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£4,659.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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