An awesome foursome running for @CRY_UK – @BenBrownBBC

Ben.

We are privileged to have four people running in memory of Tom and Claire in this year’s London marathon. They are Lucy Thorpe, Ben Brown and Juliette and Saul Westbrook.

We’ll be featuring them all on the site this week, ahead of the race on Sunday, April 26.

Today it’s CRY patron Ben Brown who writes:

“Training for the big day is going quite well, though rudely interrupted by a hamstring injury from too much five-a- side football, a bad dose of flu and the small matter of a general election I’m supposed to be covering around the country!

“On the plus side, I’ve been running along the glorious banks of the Thames between Putney Bridge and Barnes Bridge and also in the majestic scenery of Richmond Park.

“Having run the Royal Parks half marathon for CRY and Tom, I know half of what to expect on April 26th, though I fear it might be twice as painful! This time I’ll be running once again to raise money for CRY, and in loving memory of both Tom and Claire. Thinking of them both as I limp round will keep me going and drive me on.”

You can support Ben here.

An awesome foursome running for @CRY_UK – @LucyThorpe

Lucy.

We are privileged to have four people running in memory of Tom and Claire in this year’s London marathon. They are Lucy Thorpe, Ben Brown and Juliette and Saul Westbrook.

We’ll be featuring them all on the site this week, ahead of the race on Sunday, April 26.

First up, it’s Lucy Thorpe who writes:

“I am honoured to raise money for CRY with my marathon effort. I don’t like asking for things – least of all money – but I think it would be selfish to pass up the opportunity to transform the personal challenge of running the London Marathon into something more.

“That is why I am telling anyone who asks to donate to CRY after an undiagnosed heart condition robbed a wonderful family of their son. Tom’s mum, Claire, was one of the sparkiest and kindest women I ever met and she campaigned like mad to raise awareness of the issue.”

You can support Lucy here.

Up for screenings and down the tube for @CRY_UK

Sanda and Kelvin en route.

Our first free screenings of the year took place on Wednesday, April 8, at Drayton Manor High School, W7, and more than 90 young people were screened – a great result when the target is 100 in a day.

Thanks again to all those who have fund-raised to enable the event to take place – the latest folk to do so are Sandra Courtney and Kelvin Walker, organisers of the Ealing Half Marathon, who, two days after the screenings, managed to visit all 270 – yes that really is 270 – London tube stations.

The Walk the Tube challenge began at 4:45am and ended late in the evening. It was led by Geoff Marshall, who previously held the Guinness World Record for navigating all the stations in the fastest time.

The pair raised funds for the Alzheimer’s Society, the Ealing Half Marathon’s headline charity for 2015, and also for CRY, walking in memory of Tom and of Andrew Carter. Andrew took part in the 2014 Ealing Half Marathon but the 33-year-old runner from Ealing collapsed near the end of the race following a cardiac arrest and died on October 1 last year.

Tom and Andrew were among the at least 12 young people aged 14-35 that die every week from undiagnosed heart conditions. We are hugely grateful to Sandra and Kelvin for raising not just funds but so much awareness of what CRY stands for.

Minding the gap for @CRY_UK and @alzheimerssoc

Kelvin and Sandra.

It’s a gloriously sunny Spring morning so what better way to spend the day than deep underground raising money and awareness for Tom and Claire’s Fund, CRY and The Alzheimer’s Society.

Sandra Courtney and Kelvin Walker, organisers of the Ealing Half Marathon, are part of a group of about 20 fund-raisers who will be spending nearly 20 hours on the London Underground in an attempt to visit all 270 stations in a single day.

The Walk the Tube challenge started at 4:45am and aims to finish at around 11:00pm. It is being led by Geoff Marshall, who previously held the Guinness World Record for navigating all the stations in the fastest time.

Sandra and Kelvin say that as they usually organise races in which others raise funds, this gives them the chance to do so themselves for a change.

They are raising money for The Alzheimer’s Society, Ealing Half Marathon’s headline charity for 2015, and CRY in memory of Tom and Andrew Carter. Andrew took part in the 2014 Ealing Half Marathon but the 33-year-old runner from Ealing collapsed near the end of the race following a cardiac arrest and died on October 1 last year.

If you want to support Sandra and Kelvin’s efforts you can do so here.