Journey to 100 and London Marathon 2025 💫

Thank you so much for visiting my fundraising page. I’m raising money for Samaritans, supporting their mission to help more people believe in tomorrow, and to build a world where fewer people die by suicide.

As a listening volunteer for Bromley and Orpington Samaritans, I’ve had the privilege of sitting alongside callers in their darkest moments. Being there isn’t about fixing anything—it’s about holding space, without judgement, just listening. Someone once described it as “climbing into a deep well and sitting in the dark with someone until they see a way out.” That image has stuck with me. Anyone can find themselves struggling. And everyone deserves to be heard.

One of my favourite quotes from The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse says:

“Asking for help isn’t giving up… it’s refusing to give up.”

That’s what callers do—and it’s what Samaritans is there for, 24 hours a day, every day.

Every 90 minutes, someone dies by suicide in the UK or Ireland. Samaritans responds to a call for help every ten seconds. Donations help train volunteers, reach vulnerable communities, and campaign to make suicide prevention a national priority.

In 2023, I ran the London Marathon for Samaritans, alongside a challenge of running 24km a day for 7 days to reflect the charity’s 24/7 service. In July 2024, I completed a 100km ultra in the Peak District in 11 hours. And in September, I finished a 100-mile mountain race in Snowdon in 34.5 hours - no sleep, all weather conditions and all terrains. The most physically and psychologically challenging thing I've ever done - for a city boy from London, it’s been a wild learning curve already. The final part of this fundraiser is just two weeks away - London Marathon 2025.

I’ve never worked harder for anything in my life - thousands of kilometres, hundreds of hours of training, and so much internal growth. I’m obsessed about the power of the mind, to get you out of bad places and to manifest the good places too. And I’m inspired daily by the strength and vulnerability of the people who call Samaritans.

Please support where you can, let’s make this finish line count.

Peace and love,

Jack x