Why I'm doing this
I'm running the London Marathon for the Stroke Association in memory of my dad, Nick, who died on March 29th 2024, five days after suffering a stroke. His death, aged 76, was very sudden and all my family were in complete shock. Just the weekend before we'd been celebrating my mum's birthday.
Dad was a teacher in primary schools in east London for more than 30 years and from the age of eight he took me to cross-country runs and races all over the city (including a memorable one on Parliament Hill where I lost my shoe in the mud and he had to trace the course to find it). So running London and fundraising for the Stroke Association is my way of marking his life and thanking him for everything he did.
That's my story but of course thousands of others have similar ones. Someone has a stroke in the UK every five minutes and the Stroke Association supports people to rebuild their lives. They provide life-changing services, campaign for better stroke care and fund research into treatments. Every donation helps with this work and I'd be very grateful for whatever you're able to spare.
Thank you!
Tom x
My Achievements
Fundraising page set up
Added a profile pic
Made a donation
Shared your page
Hit first milestone
Hit second milestone
Reached 50% of target
Hit final milestone
Reached fundraising target
Thank you to my sponsors
£318
Anonymous
£212
Poppy And Adam
Best of luck Thomas, not that you need it, you’ve been training most of your life for this! Dad would be very proud of you xxx
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Tom
Getting the ball rolling!
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Rhonda And Howard Anderson
A very worthy cause in memory of your dear Dad, who would be very proud of you. Well done Thomas.
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Chris Swainland
Thinking of you & your family and the many families affected by stroke. Well done mate! Great cause! Good job you’re good at running too!
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Amanda Mcalpine
Good luck Uncle Tom! From Alexander and Elaina
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George & Sophia
Go Go Daddy!!
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Christy
Good luck with your super plan Tom xx
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Tess And Colin
Proud of you, what a great way to turn such a horrible time into something so positive.
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Scoones Family
A great cause - good luck with the training!
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Charlie Hogg
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Matt Burgum
Good luck Tom!
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Vijay Bhopal
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Graeme Mcalpine
Looking forward to seeing you all this weekend
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Nick Ellison
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Alexandra Ralph
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Family Mcglone
Great effort Brist, excited to see you smash this and for such a good cause!
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Ally And Lauren
A brilliant effort for a great cause. All the best, Brist.
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Berrys
Good luck with the training plan!
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Thomas Macalliver
Hey Tom, just donated for your marathon—what an inspiring way to honor your dad’s memory and support such vital work. I can only imagine how tough these months have been. How’s Norwich treating you? It’s been ages since we’ve seen each other. Let’s definitely catch up when you're in London next year. Wishing you all the best.
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Guy Emery
You’re going to absolutely smash it
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William Mcalpine
Enjoy the run, it is a great experience See you all on Friday
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Andrew Haddow
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Anonymous
Good luck Brist!
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Jo And Simon Marchant
We greatly admired your father and we are very happy to support you in this marathon. We send you good luck and lots of love. Simon, a retired marathon runner, says: Don’t forget to grease your nipples! Jo and Simon x
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Lynn Barclay
Good luck Tom. Its a lovely thing you're doing
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Bridget Bishop
Wishing you the best of luck Tom. With love from all the Bishops xx
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Neil Ross
Good luck Tom!
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Shaun Lowthorpe
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Poppy Wood
Impressive stuff!
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Stewart Moore
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Anonymous
I'm expecting sub three hours ;)
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Dom Rampat
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Vincent M
Godspeed Tom!
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Fitch & Lauren
Go on Tom!
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The Davitts
Good luck Tom!
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Jade Cameron
Good luck Tom! We are right behind you (metaphorically and in no way on the racing track). Lots of love Jade, Nick and Theo ♥️♥️♥️
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Sarah-jane Sewell
Good luck!
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Shirley Spanjar
I have just made a donation and wish you luck in raising money in memory of your lovely dad, Nick. He would be so proud.
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Anonymous
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Emily
I'm sorry to read about your dad, Tom. Best of luck!! X
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Richard Wood
So sorry to hear about your dad. Good luck with the fundraising and the run. I'm sure you'll do a fantastic job in his honour.
Dad would be so proud of you doing this