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Organised by Addison's Disease Self-Help GroupOur 'Terrific 10' LLHM 2024 runners are making a huge difference. Their fundraising contributes to our mission of supporting the Addison's and adrenal insufficiency community and their healthcare providers as well as helping to fund vital research.
London Landmarks Half Marathon 2025 · 6 April 2025 ·
Closed 07/05/2025
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Visit the charity's profileWe are incredibly grateful to our runners for taking on this challenge to raise awareness and funds. Their fundraising contributes to our mission of supporting the Addison's community and their healthcare providers as well as helping to fund vital research.
What is Addison's? Addison's disease affects approximately 1 in 10,000 people, meaning an estimated 300 - 350 new cases are diagnosed each year across the UK. This makes it roughly 300 times rarer than diabetes, another endocrine condition that sometimes occurs alongside Addison's.
Life-long treatment with replacement steroid hormones is required. Medication is usually taken several times daily at carefully timed intervals and individuals must also know how to administer an emergency hydrocortisone injection to prevent a potentially fatal adrenal crisis.
My husband, Noel, was diagnosed with Addison’s 37 years ago and has been involved with the ADSHG since 1996. He has always received great support from the charity and we know how much it depends on the incredible fundraising of our community. Now, at 70, I wanted to set myself another challenge and I feel privileged to join Team Addison’s in 2025.
As someone who came terrifyingly close to losing my life after being newly diagnosed with Addison’s, the ADSHG was my lifeline, providing vital support and guidance when no one else could. I’m determined to raise funds so they can continue to be a beacon of hope for others navigating this life-changing condition.
After completing a marathon in 2023 and raising funds for the ADSHG, I leapt at the opportunity to be a fundraiser for the LLHM. This cause is special to me because I was diagnosed with Addison's in 2017, when I was 17. The ADSHG do wonderful work, not only in raising awareness but the sheer amount of information and support they provide is so important. I'm so excited and proud to run for the ADSHG again and look forward to this new challenge!
In 2011 I was taken ill with Auto Immune Encephalopathy VGKC Antibody (Limbic Encephalitis). Now, after years of immunotherapy I have secondary adrenal insufficiency. The ADSHG have been amazing in understanding, educating and guiding me to live life with my condition. The guidance and support have been second to none.
My journey with Addison’s began when I met Miranda, who faced the tough early years of diagnosis. Now, seeing her thrive and raise awareness for a condition that once defined her is truly inspiring. I'm proud to help raise awareness of Addison’s disease - something I didn’t even know existed until I met her.
Diagnosed with Addison's at 19, after months of undiagnosed symptoms, I faced a challenging battle - from life-threatening adrenal crises to a yearlong hospital stay. The ADSHG was a lifeline, providing support, resources and a sense of community that made all the difference in navigating my ‘new normal’. Now, nearly 8 years to the day of my diagnosis, I’m ready to give back. Running the LLHM is my way of raising awareness and supporting the charity that helped me and my family through the toughest of times.
In Autumn 2021, our eldest child was diagnosed with Addison’s, age 9. The charity’s information and support has been crucial, so I’m fundraising to help give back in a small way for all the amazing support we have received as a family! I’ll be combining my fundraising for the LLHM with fundraising for my second Leeds Marathon in May, which I’m also running for the ADSHG!
I'm looking to forward to running for the ADSHG and make my nan proud by supporting this amazing charity. In 2016, we learned she had Addison's. We didn’t fully realise how much it would impact her daily life, with numerous hospital visits, yet she always managed to bounce back each time. Adrenal insufficiency isn’t easy to live with so that's why I'm running to raise awareness of this rare disease.
I am running for the ADSHG for my mum, who was diagnosed over ten years ago. I know that the money I raise will go to supporting people like my mum living with Addison’s, especially those who wouldn’t have any support without this charity.
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