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Closed 15/05/2021
Iʼve raised £870 to Fundraising for Rachael & Matilda
- Funded on Saturday, 15th May 2021
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In the coming months I’ll be running the Winchester 10k (23rd Feb) and the Fleet half marathon (15th March) in order to raise money for my cousin Rachael.
Rachael is 42, mum to 7 year old Matilda and was recently diagnosed with incurable stomach cancer which has now spread to her liver. Although it’s been hard for us to all get our heads around this, we know that Rachael's time with her daughter is cruelly being cut short and therefore we want to raise as much as we can to help Rachael and Matilda make the best memories together and also put some money aside for Matilda's future.
Not only is Rachael my cousin, she is a friend and a great friend to everybody she knows. I’m lucky enough to have made some great memories with Rachael over the years that will stay with me forever, it’s only fair that her daughter should get to have the same, so I hope you’ll sponsor me to do these runs and raise as much as we can for Rachael and Matilda.
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- 4 years ago
Ben Walters
4 years agoDone it! Furthest I've ever run and in a time I can be proud of! Thanks again to all those who have donated so far! £200 left to hit target.
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- 4 years ago
Ben Walters
4 years agoAs some of you already know, sadly we lost Rach on the 26th July :-( Matilda has since settled in well with her Auntie Claire and Uncle Tim. The half marathon I was due to run back in April was converted in late October to a virtual event that has to be completed by the end of 2020! Now... I'd not been training! But I've been hitting it hard since finding out and here are some of my longer training runs. Unfortunately it doesn't look like I'm going to be hit by sub 2 hour target but I'll certainly be aiming for less than 2 hours 5 mins!
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- 5 years ago
Ben Walters
5 years agoAbsolutely gutted that today's Fleet Half Marathon has been postponed!! Still that means time for more training! I was hoping to hit a time between 2hrs 5mins and 2hrs 10mins, but now with my extended training period I want to target a sub-2hr time! Went out yesterday for a 19-mile bike ride to mix it up a little but will be back to the running next week. Thanks again to everyone who has donated so far, it's very much appreciated. Over 75% towards my target now, please share to help me get to 100% :-)
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38
Vito
Dec 21, 2020
£20.00
Anonymous
Dec 20, 2020
Rachael Whittaker
Dec 20, 2020
£10.00
Chris Shorey
Dec 20, 2020
Just seen this on Facebook. Worthy cause. Good day for a run. 🏃
£5.00
Samantha Bradbury
Dec 20, 2020
Well done Ben a great cause, from a neighbour in Winklebury
£5.00
George
Dec 20, 2020
Well done Ben. I'm proud and Rachael would be proud too! A great cause for Matilda Rose xxx Thank you! ❤❤❤👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😊
£10.00
Maria Busby
Dec 15, 2020
Run, Ben, Run! Sending warm wishes to Matilda xx
£10.00
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