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Hospiscare Marathon in a Month Heroes!

We are sending out a special thank you to those who took on our brand new event

Our Hospiscare Heroes are truly super; week after week, they support our charity with their fundraising endeavours across Exeter, Mid and East Devon. From all of us at Hospiscare, we are sending a huge thank you to all of our Hospiscare Heroes. 

This week, we are sending out a special thank you to the amazing people (and canines!) who braved the changeable October weather and walked, jogged, or ran a marathon (or several!) for our local charity.

We have been overwhelmed by the dedication of our supporters who took on Marathon in a Month. 209 amazing people signed up the event and collectively they have raised over £26,000 for local people living with a terminal illness and their families.

Here are a few of our favourite photos of our Marathon Heroes in action or receiving their medals and certificates for being such superstars for our charity.

 

A woman in a Superman t-shirt crossing a finish line

Thank you to Cheryl, looking like a true hero as she crosses her Marathon in a Month finish line. Well done Cheryl!

A young boy and a woman holding marathon medals

This pair were absolutely chuffed to receive their medals in the post – thank you for taking on our challenge!

A baby chewing a medal held by a woman

Thank you to Helen for completing our Marathon in a Month challenge. It seems her little one is testing the quality of our medals – hopefully they passed!

An elderly woman and her dog wearing medals

Thank you to Mavis and her dog Jess who took on not one but two marathons!

A Hospiscare nurse wearing a medal and holding a certificate

Thank you to Julie, who is part of our Hospiscare@Home team, for taking on Marathon in a Month.

A young boy and his mum with a medal

Thank you to Carol and her son Harry. Carol ran the full Marathon in a Month and Harry joined her on the final evening run.

A woman with a medal and certificate next to a collie dog

Thank you to Mary Ann and Costa Collie for completing their marathon challenge.

A woman holding up her Marathon in a Month medal

Thank you to Berna for taking part and for telling us that she is already looking forward to the next one!

A woman holding a marathon medal

Thank you to Kirsty who says: “It was motivation in itself to be part of something worthwhile and a good excuse to try and improve my fitness. I’m definitely up for doing something similar in the future.”

A man and a woman with certificates and medals

Thank you to husband and wife team Janet and Eric for putting their best foot forward for our local charity.

A woman and a black dog wearing medals

Thank you to Rachel and her dog Bella for completing their challenge.

A woman holding a marathon medal

Thank you to Gemma for stepping up to our Marathon in a Month challenge.

A Hospiscare nurse holding a certificate and a medal

Thank you to our Admiral Nurse Julie for taking on a Marathon in a Month.

A woman and a black Labrador wearing medals

Thank you to Samantha and her dog Evie for putting their best foot (and paw) forward.

A man wearing glasses and holding up a medal

Thank you to Derek for taking part in Marathon in a Month.

A man wearing a Cardiff shirt holding a medal

Thank you to Ian for completing his Marathon in a Month challenge to support our patients and their families.

An elderly lady holding a marathon medal

Thank you to Jean for taking part in Marathon in a Month.

An elderly lady wearing a teal fleece and a medal

Thank you to Jill from the Okehampton Friends of Hospiscare for completing her Marathon in a Month. She is pictured above on Meldon Viaduct which she crossed twice on her marathon walks, both on beautiful sunny mornings.

A woman holding a certificate and a medal

Thank you to Katherine for stepping up to this marathon challenge.

We love hearing your stories about how your are fundraising for Hospiscare so please get in touch with us on Facebook or Twitter to share your photos and fundraising tales.