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Sophie Raworth's page
Event: Virgin London Marathon 2011 on 17/04/2011
£16,321.87 raised
263 donations
My Target:
£16,321.87 raised so far
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My story
On Sunday April 17th I ran my first marathon. Last summer, a friend of ours died of cancer. Sam was 43 years old. Her children were only 3 and 6 when they lost her. She’d been treated for skin cancer a few years earlier but it came back very suddenly and unexpectedly. She died less than 6 months later. Her death really shocked me. It also made me realise how lucky I am to be healthy and fit. A few weeks after her death, I rang Cancer Research and asked if I could run this year’s marathon to raise money for them. Unfortunately Sam isn’t the only mother I know who’s died recently from cancer. Four years ago, Suzy Barratt also passed away at the age of 43 leaving her husband and two young children. I’d known Suzy since we were children. We grew up in the same street, went on family holidays together. She was an actress, turned writer – a beautiful, larger-than-life character. I couldn’t believe she wasn’t going to make it. Then in another cruel twist, her sister’s best friend, Katie Mortimer (Pearson), also got breast cancer again after years in remission. I’d known her since I was a child as well. During the last six months of her life, Katie described so movingly her new battle with cancer in her weekly column ‘the Wee Beastie’ in The Times. And then at Christmas, she was gone too. So I am doing this marathon for all them – Sam, Suzy and Katie. They were three wonderful women and mothers, who should all still be here now. I am hoping I can raise a lot of money for Cancer Research. You never know, maybe in some small way, it might make a difference to other people’s lives.
I didn't quite finish the marathon as planned in fact I collapsed at mile 24 and had to have a little liedown with St. John's Ambulance service for a couple of hours more of which is in the blog below.
http://www.realbuzz.com/blogs/u/Sophie_Raworth/sophie-raworth-s-blog/
Thank you for supporting me and for sponsoring me. It means a lot. Keep your fingers crossed on Sunday April 17th.
Sophie
My gallery 7
My charity
Cancer Research UK
Charity Registration No. in England and Wales 1089464, Scotland SC041666
Cancer Research UK is the world's leading charity dedicated to beating cancer through research. We are fighting cancer on all fronts, finding new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat it to save more lives. We are entirely funded by the public. With your help, we can ensure more people beat cancer.
Donations 263
Good luck Sophie. We'll be thinking of you x
Donation by Susie Moray on 13/04/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Go for it girl - you'll be just fine.
Donation by Betty Williams on 13/04/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
You're much braver than me! Best of luck. Roll on Monday morning x
Donation by Lakhvir + Mani on 13/04/11
£40.00
+ £10.00 Gift Aid
Go Sophie! You're running for a great cause and I will be cheering you on.
Donation by Penny Lawson on 13/04/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Go for it Sophie and lots of luck! Gordon and Pam
Donation by Gordon Winter on 13/04/11
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
DEAR SOPHIE REALLY GOOD LUCK - WILL BE THINKING OF YOU ON SUNDAY... Nx
Donation by Nicola Borton on 13/04/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Sophie, I'm impressed. Hope you have fantastic day and good luck!
Donation by Amanda Moray on 13/04/11
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Best of luck with the final training and the Marathon itself.
Donation by it's a sprint not a marathon on 12/04/11
Sophie, we'll be cheering for you in Sydney (even if it is the middle of the night). With you all the way. Much love.
Donation by Peter and Anna Krznaric on 12/04/11
£20.00
Hi Sophie, Enjoyed working with you despite noisy old Windsor. Best of luck on Sunday,Sally Benton
Donation by Sally Leahy on 12/04/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good luck and best wishes x
Donation by Moira Edwards on 12/04/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Dear Sophie, on behalf of the family I would like to say thank you for doing this for my beautiful sister Sam. You are utterly amazing. All love, Debx
Donation by deborah hunter on 12/04/11
£100.00
+ £25.00 Gift Aid
Sophie, You are completely mad! Just thinking of you running makes me feel tired. Good Luck. What an amazing achievement, well done you.
Donation by Charlotte Tomlinson on 12/04/11
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
My sister died of breast cancer earlier this year after a long hard struggle. She was a great admirer of your professionalism. Good luck.
Donation by Penny Neish on 12/04/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Hi Sophie, This is a wonderful thing you are doing!! Supporting you all the way. God bless Eileen XX @ 12meadow X
Donation by eileen blackwell on 11/04/11
What a fantastic effort Sophe. Wife, mother, broadcaster and super fit chick! Please tell me you'll be back on the hard stuff once this is over tho?!x
Donation by Caroline Skinner on 11/04/11
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Thank you Sophie for this act of friendship. Your reasons are beautifully expressed. A friend of Katie's.
Donation by Anna Ledgard on 11/04/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good luck Sophie, just keep visualising the finish line!
Donation by Liz Kennedy on 11/04/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Got round to it at last - good luck !!!!!
Donation by MATTHEW SHAW on 10/04/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good luck Sophie - I'm sure getting up at crazy-o-clock on shoot will have given you that extra boost! x
Donation by Erica Gornall on 09/04/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Excellent Soph, go for it and loads of luck on the big day. xx Vanessa, Jules, Jack and Freya.
Donation by Vanessa Randall on 08/04/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good Luck Sophie!
Donation by Mark Smith on 08/04/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Run Forest Run! Wishing you the best of luck (and weather not too hot) Riz x
Donation by Riz Lateef on 08/04/11
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Best of luck Sophie!
Donation by @UKPizzaLover on 08/04/11
Very best of luck, hope its not too hot!
Donation by Andrew Bradwell on 08/04/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£16,149.87
- Offline donations£172.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£16,321.87
- Gift Aid£3,623.71
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