Matt Alexander

Matt's Running Two Marathons

Fundraising for Jesuit Refugee Service
£2,373
raised of £2,000 target
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Event: London Marathon 2024, on 21 April 2024
Team JRS UK is running the London iconic 26.2 miles to continue the support for hundreds of refugee friends who seek help as we advocate their cause in an uncaring world.

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I'm running two marathons! And I could use your support in doing so.

I fell in love with running in 2022. I started to ramp up my mileage and participate in small races and, in early 2023, I decided to register for my first half marathon. While training for it, I also signed up for my first full marathon... and, while training for that, I signed up for my second full marathon!

Across both, I am fundraising for the Jesuit Refugee Service, for which my dad, Kevin Alexander, is a volunteer. It's a non-profit providing resources and advocacy for refugees, including legal support, immigration counsel, housing, and more.

I completed the first of the two marathons — the 2023 BMW Dallas Marathon! — in December 2023. I struggled with injury and ended up with a slightly disappointing time of 4:59:51. Nonetheless, I ended up running 825.95 miles in 2023 — 334.21 miles more than 2022!

My second marathon is the 2024 TCS London Marathon on April 21, 2024, for which I will be officially running for JRS. And, this time, I'll be aiming for a time closer to 4:00.

I'm aiming to raise £2,000/$2,500 on JRS' behalf. I ran 465 miles in training for Dallas. And I'm now expecting to run over 600 miles for London. 

Put differently, across both training blocks, I will run over 1,000 miles. So you could think of this as £2/$2.5 per mile. (Or you could just think of it as supporting a good cause, particularly in context of all that's going on in the world!)

If you're willing to support — or if you'd just like to follow along with the journey — you can do so on this page. I have been doing my best to provide sparing updates with my training progress, intermediary races, and so on.

Any support — whether emotional or monetary — would be appreciated!

And, of course, you can learn more about JRS below or at jrsuk.net.

Thank you for your consideration and support!

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About the campaign

Team JRS UK is running the London iconic 26.2 miles to continue the support for hundreds of refugee friends who seek help as we advocate their cause in an uncaring world.

About the charity

Jesuit Refugee Service

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JRS UK is part of a global organisation working in more than 50 countries across the world to accompany, serve and advocate for the rights of refugees and other forcibly displaced people.

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£2,372.98
+ £144.00 Gift Aid
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£2,372.98
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