I am running for Blackpool RNLI in the 2023 London Marathon! I hope you will be able to dig deep to support this fantastic charity and in turn I will dig deep as I pass Embankment with the finish line only 3 miles away.

Why The RNLI?

The RNLI is a charity I have always admired due to living in a seaside town. However, in more recent years I became a volunteer crew member at the Blackpool station which averages more than 120 service callouts a year! 

That's just one of the 238 lifeboat stations around the UK and Ireland, who together in 2021 were launched on service 8,868 times, aided 12,903 people, 191 animals and saved a staggering 296 lives. All while the volunteer crews gave 55,541 hours of their time, not including the beach lifeguards. 

Why The London Marathon?

I have never run a marathon and my competitive mentality says if I'm going to run a marathon I have to do it right! As London is possibly the most famous it was the obvious choice to run. 

Too many people are still drowning. More than ever we need the RNLI’s help. As a charity, the RNLI depends on our donations so it can go on saving lives and keeping us and our loved ones safe. RNLI lifesavers are our lifeline. They’re the lifeboat crews who provide 24-hour search and rescue right around the UK and Ireland. The lifeguards keeping watch on 240 of the busiest beaches in the UK and Channel Islands. And the RNLI safety teams and educators working tirelessly to stop people getting into trouble in the first place.Thank you.