I'm taking part in the Brighton Marathon as part of #TeamStroke
I joined #TeamStroke for the Brighton Marathon 2024.
There are over 1.3 million stroke survivors in the UK, with 100,000 strokes happening in the UK each year. That's one stroke every five minutes.
This charity is so close to my heart, following my Dad's Stroke. Coming to terms with what happened to my Dad was and still is so hard, but Stroke Association were on hand. Even though I didn't always want to talk, it was good to know they were there, and still are for my family as well as Dad.
Dad was hugely impacted by his Stroke, having to learn to walk, talk, eat and drink again as well as being affected emotionally. Today, many of these things he still struggles with and he can be vulnerable , but we continue to push him to improve his health always.
Running for them is my way of saying thank you! So I am so grateful for any amount you can give, thank you in advance!
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My Achievements
Fundraising page set up
Added a profile pic
Made a donation
Shared your page
Reached 50% of target
Reached fundraising target
Thank you to my sponsors
£106
Dad
£106
Mick Brennan
Good Luck Matt
£53
Mark Garius
Go Matt
£53
Charlie G
Good luck mate U Rs
£52.25
Jan
Awesome Matt. So proud of you.
£50
James & Natasha Langham
Go Matt, Go! Will be there supporting you. James, Tash & Albie xx
£50
Joe Davey
Best of luck Doc. Go smash it buddy. Great cause Joey and Kiz x
£50
Gerry Rosen
You absolute legend Matthew and fellow hoop ,,fantastic stuff ,welcome to the Marathon No2 club,,your journey has been amazing ,I distinctly remember asking you in 2018 whether you’d do a marathon ,you said “No”!! Now look at you ,look forward to a bimble later this year
£50
Roland Boothby
Go get em mate.
£50
Audrey Ternent
Good luck Matthew, know you can do it.
£50
Cindy Lloyd
£50
Ben K
Great effort, love the big man x
£50
Liz Doherty
Good Luck Matthew hope all goes well for you and the weather is kind. Auntie Liz.x
£47.70
Creative Flooring Ltd
Good Luck Matt From The Vic Racegoers
£32.86
Jamie, Sinead, Grace & Maeve
Best of Luck Matty D!
£31.80
Liz Henderson
Good luck Matthew!
£31.35
Abo, Shev, Cove + Acre
£30
Phil Richards
The drive and determination you have along with the passion you have for supporting Stroke Association is awe inspiring. Amazing Matt
£27.20
Mark Harding
Good luck mate! Go smash it again! Proud of you buddy! Best wishes, Boyband, Hayley and Lyla. X
£27
Peter Langham
Have a great run Mat!!
£26.50
Ross Holden
Run it at Dan James pace ! Good on you, QPR Matt !
£26.50
Billy Sands
Good luck Matthew
£26.50
Marc Curtis
£26.50
Linda Langham
Good Luck Matt and hopefully the sun will be shining in Brighton
£26.13
Christian/chiara
£25
Mike Ternent
£25
Trudi & David
An amazing cause Matt. A huge well done in advance. Go go go! Trudi & David xxx
£21.20
Bernie Forrester
Well done Matthew you've got this so proud of you enjoy every second x
£21.20
Ni Nath
Good luck, Pal
£21.20
Helen And Kit
Fastest runner in Berkshire !! Go and smash this one ! 💥
£21.20
Jono Lee
Great cause Matt
£21.20
Anonymous
£21.20
Ross Pflaeger
Good luck mate, you’ll smash it!
£21.10
Ryan Forrester
Good luck 👍
£21
Lauren Wilson
Good luck tomorrow Matt! Love Tom, Lauren & Jenson
£20.90
Jonny Garius
Give em hell
£20
Peter Langham
Have a good race Matt. All the best.
£20
Martin Evans
£15.90
Adam Doherty
Best of luck
£15.90
Louis White
Well done Matt and good luck mate, you’ll smash it !
£15.67
James Knight
Take my hat off to you mate - not many can do a training block like the one you’ve just done. Best of luck for tomorrow, running for an amazing cause 👊🏼
£10.60
David Mitchley
£10.60
Rachel Pucill
Good luck!! ❤️
£10.60
Laura Perry
Best of luck Matt! Your dad was a great support in my Tesco days x
£10.60
Kellie Newell
Good Luck
£10.60
Barbara Johns
£10.45
Hedgey
Good luck fella 🏃
£10.45
James Gibson
£10
Hilly
Good luck pal
£10
Tom Taylor
£10
Matt Cook
Good luck MDL sure you'll absolutely smash it 🏃♂️
£10
Elliott Cobbold
£10
Jack Piggott
Best of luck mate, sure you’ll smash it. You R’s!
£5
Jack Pearce
You Rs
So proud of you