Matthew Ruddock

Matt's Great South Run

Fundraising for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity
£1,010
raised of £1,000 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
Event: BUPA Great South Run 2006, on 22 October 2006
We fund life-saving research to help cancer patients everywhere.

Story

An update – The Day After…

“Despite the atrocious weather” - as the official race report opens, and they’re not kidding, it was terrible - I did it! I completed the 10 miles in 01:34:48, which given the cold, wind and pouring rain I’m really pleased with.

I’d just like to say a big thank you to the many generous sponsors who backed my endeavour, and a special thanks to my support team (who are probably still drying out) for cheering me along on the day.

Next stop - a marathon? Who knows? One step at a time, I’ve got to learn to walk again first! ;-)

Thank you for visiting my fundraising page...

I still can’t quite believe I’m seriously considering a 10 mile run after the past few years have seen me do little more than the occasional sprint for a train!

Still, that’s the plan, and for the first time in my life I’m going to attempt to run/walk/stagger/crawl the distance in order that I might give a little something back to the hospital that have taken such good care of my wife, Zoë, over the past year.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign will receive your money faster and, if you are a taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

So thanks in advance for any donation you make, as your support is greatly appreciated, and will definitely help to spur me on... Hopefully all the way to the finish line!

Matt

Share this story

Help Matthew Ruddock

Sharing this page with your friends could help raise up to 3x more in donations

You can also help by sharing this link on

About the charity

We raise money solely to support The Royal Marsden, a world-leading cancer centre. From funding state-of-the-art equipment and ground-breaking research, to creating the very best patient environments, we will never stop looking for ways to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,010.00
+ £228.46 Gift Aid
Online donations
£900.00
Offline donations
£110.00

* Charities pay a small fee for our service. Find out how much it is and what we do for it.