The ALLIANZ Arena in Munich, Germany, is 758 miles from the home of Peterborough United, the Weston Homes Stadium and staff from the Posh Academy have set themselves the challenge of collectively running that distance to raise funds for the Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice. 

All full-time Academy staff will be participating including under 18s boss Matthew Etherington and assistant Simon Davies as well as Academy Manager Kieran Scarff with the ‘VirtualRunToMunich’ getting underway on Thursday 7th May and concluding on 31st May – that is 758 miles in just 25 days. 

Throughout the challenge, the staff will be providing updates of their progress as they utilise the allotted exercise period set out by the government and in-house treadmills. Joining Etherington, Davies and Scarff will be Bruno Porfiro, Elio Salerno, James Baum, Evagoras Christofi, Matty Dye, Sam Gaughran, Kayleigh Stent, Lawrence Clarke, Alicia Rangolam and Paolo Di Fabrizio.

Academy Manager Kieran Scarff said: “As staff, we are very aware that charities have been hit hard by the pandemic with major fund-raising activities cancelled and we wanted to offer our support. Thorpe Hall is a local charity that has and will continue to support so many families from in and around the city so we wanted to do something to help while staying fit in the process.”

Who We Are Raising Money For
We are raising money for the Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice in Peterborough. Sue Ryder Nurses and healthcare teams are always there for local people who are dying. They are providing incredible emotional support as well as specialist medical care to people who are finding themselves in unimaginably difficult circumstances. We are all facing something we have never faced before which is why Sue Ryder has launched an appeal to make sure that they are still here. I am asking you to give whatever you can afford at this difficult time. Every pound you give could make the difference to whether they can be there or not. It is that simple.