Runners smash targets for @CRY_UK

 
The four runners taking part in the London Marathon on behalf of Tom and Claire’s Fund and CRY raised more than £2,500 between them – enough to fund the best part of a whole screening day.

Ben Brown, a CRY patron, and Lucy Thorpe took part in the main race while Juliette and Saul Westbrook competed in the mini-marathon. Each of the four comfortably beat their fund-raising target while also raising loads of awareness at the same time.

After crossing the finishing line in 3 hours 58 minutes, Ben tweeted that there was incredible support from the crowd and that it was “painful but good fun” while Lucy tweeted that she had “such a great run”, finishing in 4.44.44.

Huge thanks to all four for putting their bodies on the line.

An awesome foursome running for @CRY_UK – Juliette and Saul Westbrook

Juliette and Saul.

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 Juliette and Saul Westbrook, whose dad Ian writes:

“My children Juliette and Saul are once again running in the London Mini Marathon for Brent. We always decide on an organisation which means something to us and so their chosen charity for 2015 is the Tom Clabburn and Claire Prosser fund.

“Claire was my boss at BBC Ceefax for a couple of years and I was shocked to hear of her sudden death last year and that of Tom a few years before.”

You can support Juliette and Saul here.

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.