Team TTG rising to the ultimate challenge
TTG StaffFour members of the TTG Media team face the biggest challenge of their lives next month, taking on the London Marathon for Children with Cancer UK.
On Sunday, April 22 four members of the TTG team will pull on their (now well-worn trainers) and take on the longest race of their lives – the 2018 London Marathon.
Routes News sales manager Chris Gascoine, TTG editor Sophie Griffiths, news editor Jennifer Morris and TTG Media managing director Daniel Pearce are running in aid of Children with Cancer UK, TTG Media’s designated charity for the year, and one which is close to the team’s heart. Chris’s son, Louie, was diagnosed with leukaemia at 18 months old, and continues to be treated by Great Ormond St Hospital.
Almost 4,000 children and young people are diagnosed with cancer every year in the UK – 10 every day. Children with Cancer UK is the leading national children’s charity dedicated to the fight against the disease in youngsters, and funds life-saving research into its causes, prevention and treatment. It also works to protect young lives through essential welfare programmes.
The TTG team of runners has a fundraising target of £8,000, and would love your help in reaching it.
Daniel says:
“Having never run more than 10km in my life, I was moved by the cause TTG Media is supporting to join Sophie, Jen and Chris in running our first marathon. I’m proud of our team, who have committed themselves to this huge task and set such a significant fundraising goal. With my training under way, my dad passed away on January 11 this year, after his own brave six-and-a-half-year battle with cancer. He supported me running this marathon, so to do it in his memory is a real incentive to complete the course.”
Jennifer says:
“I’m teased for enjoying the comfortable life – nice food, the odd glass of wine and lots of sleeping! But life is short, and not everyone is lucky enough to enjoy these pleasures. Cancer has taken my mum, my gran and other friends’ loved ones too. So I see no reason why I shouldn’t push myself, go through the gruelling training and make myself uncomfortable. I’m not aiming for a great time, but I plan to get round the whole 26.2 miles! Our team is raising money for our designated charity, but we’re also challenging ourselves.”
Sophie says:
“I’m running the London Marathon because it’s a great way to raise funds for an incredible charity, and a way to challenge myself. Through TTG Media’s partnership with Children with Cancer UK, I’ve seen the life-changing work the charity does, which also resonates with me personally, as I lost a childhood friend to leukaemia at the age of 17. A few years ago, I never thought I’d be able to run 10km, let alone 26.2 miles! This is a great way to push myself and raise money to help Children with Cancer UK continue its vital work.”
Chris says:
“I decided to run this year’s London Marathon to try to raise as much money as possible for Children with Cancer UK. This charity is very close to my heart because my son, Louie, was diagnosed with leukaemia at 18 months old. Without the help of Children with Cancer UK, we would never have got through it, and I am eternally grateful to them. I’ll be really proud to take on this huge challenge with my colleagues alongside me. The training has certainly been a shock to the system, but I know I'll make it to the finish line…”
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Your donations – big or small – will help Children with Cancer UK continue its important work. Visit justgiving.com/companyteams/TTGrunners for more information
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