I'm running my first ever marathon as part of #TeamStroke
On Sunday 29 March 1981, the first ever London Marathon took place. Only elite runners were invited to take part and my Uncle Phillip, at the age of 27, was one of them! As a small child, I remember seeing a photo in my Nan's bedroom of Uncle Phillip running in this Marathon and I thought "wow, I want to do that", not knowing at all just how blimin far it was!
On 28 August 1993 at the age of 39, Uncle Phillip suffered a huge stroke. Even though I was young, I remember rushing to the hospital and how worried everyone was. He survived and has become an incredibly talented woods craftsman. My Aunt and Uncle attend a local support group run by The Stroke Association, who also provided family with support and information at the time of Phillip's stroke. Because of this support, I always then said "when I run the London Marathon, I WILL do it for Stroke Association".
When this would be, I didn't know, I kept putting it off scared of the training and time commitment, I'm under no illusions that this is going to be extremely hard, even though I am already a keen runner! 26.2 miles is FAR.
But on Sunday 21 April 2024, I will be 39. The same age Uncle Phillip was when he had his stroke. And this is YOUNG. I can't imagine something like that happening to me, what would happen to my girls? So there you go, the ultimate goal! Any support really would be so much appreciated.
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
£760
Tracy Stratford
£380
Tracy Stratford
£213.06
Patricia Towers
Target reached 👏
£55.50
Jade Barker
£43.89
Jen Woodward
Good luck Tracy! Thank you for the Christmas chocolate! Fabulous fundraising idea!
£30
Missy
Good luck Tracy!
£30
Elizabeth
£28
Sarah De Marco
Chocolate orange covers 😘😘
£27.56
Caroline Bore
I knew you’d have an amazing day so proud to have you as a fellow marathoner 😍🏃🏽♀️😍
£26.50
Laura Towers
Really proud of you . You will smash it Xx
£26.50
Denise (auntie)
Enjoy your run , great to see you doing what you love best, running and raising awareness for charity’s close to your heart xx
£21.20
Lesley
Instead of sending Christmas cards this year, we are supporting a couple of charities including yours. Love auntie Lesley and uncle Colin 🥰
£21.20
Kath Dixon
Good luck 💙
£20.90
Vicki Pike
Good luck
£15.90
Lindsey Ison
Good luck Beaker!
£14
Alison Walker
Donation for the Christmas hats and oranges!
£12.72
Cherrill’s +2
Good luck Tracy YNBHLM xx
£12.50
Tracy
Chocolate orange covers and donations for Nan’s Xmas clothes!
£11
Jane Evans
A delayed donation for The Great North Run .. well done Tracy so glad you got to complete it xxx
£11
Jade Barker
£11
Caitlin Woods
Best of luck , a great cause
£10.60
Sandra Webber
Good luck my lovely friend. So proud of you x
£10.60
Suzanne
£10.60
Dhiru Gadhvi
Go for it Tracy. It will be an amazing experience. Proud of you.
£10.60
Louise
Good luck, you will smash it.
£10.60
Beccy Tucker
Looking forward to cheering you on! Wishing lots of luck on your marathon journey x
£10.60
Dave Moss
Hi Tracy, lovely to meet you and run part of the Stevenage half with you on Sunday. Best of luck for your training and have a great time running London next year! Best wishes. Dave
£10.60
Jan
Hi Tracy. Good luck with your fund raising. Could I have £10 worth of raffle tickets for Hatters Farm please. Thanks, Jan xx
£10.60
Julie Ireland
Thank you 🧶⛄️
£10.60
The Walkers X
Good luck! You’ve got this! X
£10.60
The Hull Family
Good luck
£10.60
Lesley Cubitt
Raffle tickets please x
£10.60
Max, Alice, Leon And Bump
Your incredible run for Stroke Association is truly inspiring! Best of luck in making a meaningful impact!
£10.60
Paige Thompson
Good luck! X
£10.60
Jane Holmes
Hope all your hard work pays off Tracey. Be proud. A great cause.
£10
Emilia Gambell
Good luck! See you at the start.
£10
Charleen
Raffle tickets please Tracy. Thank you xx
£10
Paulene G
After all the hard work training enjoy the event , you’ll be great! 🤩x
£10
Caroline Warren
Good luck Tracy, you've got this 💪
£10
Katie Moore
Raffle tickets please 😊 xxx
£10
Angela Adams
Best of luck Tracy! You’ve done the hard work, so just enjoy the day - you’ll smash it! Xx
£10
Dominic Emery
Your training regime has been impeccable, consistent and from what I’ve seen on socials, fun too. As you know marathons are all about the training and you have excelled. Now go and run that victory lap. Very proud of what you’ve achieved xx
£10
Donna.b
5 strips for me raffle please Tracy Good luck huni we're all behind you xx
£10
Wendy Hunt
So proud of you my lovely. Enjoy the day as I know you will and I look forward to seeing you out on the course. Love Wendy
£6.36
Jade Barker
£5.30
Megan Coney
Great cause! All the best for marathon day!
£5.30
Hayley
The. London. Marathon. So iconic. You are going to smash it! Good luck! X
£4.24
Rachael
Pumpkin raffle tickets please! 🎃
£4
Debbie Graham
Pumpkin raffle 🎃
£4
Sarah De Marco
Knitted bunnies
£4
Nicola
2 x pumpkin raffle please 🎃
£4
Sarah
2 raffle tickets please xx
£4
Lindsey Tack
Pick a number 🤞🏼 Good luck 🏃🏻♀️
£2.09
Bradley Holmes
£2
Sarah De Marco
Easter lucky squares
£2
Nicola Stripp-morton
Donation for squares x
£2
Selina Morgan
Pumpkin ticket please. Xx
