Colin Somers

The Garden Marathon Challenge

Fundraising for Poole Hospital Charity (account closing)
£11,382
raised of £5,000 target
Donations cannot currently be made to this page
The Garden Marathon 2020, 5 April 2020
Show your support and gratitude for our dedicated front-line workers during this incredibly challenging time.

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** For updates and live streams: https://www.facebook.com/Gardenmarathon/ **

With the cancellation of The Poole Festival of Running due to the coronavirus, members of Poole Runners decided that we wanted to do something to help the Poole Hospital Charity who were the event's charity partner.

So on the 5th April, runners from Poole and beyond will be running (or riding or jumping!) around their gardens/houses/driveways to raise money for local hospital charities.

Please feel free to join us by clicking on 'going' on the event page (https://www.facebook.com/events/255493122131271/) and then posting your challenge in the discussion. 

I know this is a difficult time financially for a lot of people, so we totally understand if you can't afford to donate... but if you have any spare change that you can give us, then we would be hugely grateful.

Thanks
Colin 

Poole Runners:
Colin Somers - Garden marathon (550 laps)
Joe Godden - Garden marathon
Tom Marshall - Garden marathon
Lucy Tidbury - Garden half marathon
The Brodie Family - Garden marathon relay
Claire Trent - Garden 10k
Kate Somers - Garden 5k
Mark Vallier - Garden 24 x 100m
Stephanie Green - Garden 5K
Barry Trowbridge - Garden/Living Room 5k
Rupert Pepper - Garden 10K
Marbellys Bayne - Garden 5k (maybe more!)
Lauren Downing - Garden treadmill 10k
Sarah Swift - 6 x (10 minutes trampolining + 20 minutes treadmill)
Kirsty Cooper - Garden marathon
Rosie Cook & daughter - Garden Minithon
Lucy Culkin - Garden 10k
Haydn Morris - Garden run tbc
The Kimber Family - Garden Marathon relay
Les Turner - Garden 3/5k
Louise Burridge - Garden (Hilly) 5k
Jim Cartwright - Garden Marathon pursuit (half marathon)
Tim Evans - Garden Marathon pursuit (half marathon)
Laura Cornwell - Garden 5k
Neil Sexton - Garden 18 miles
Claudia Howse - Garden 5k
Amanda Dennison - Garden 5k
Graham Dennison - Garden Marathon
Fiona Cope - Garden 5k
Lydia Burge - Garden 5k+
Jason Mumford - Garden exercise bike 50k
Paula Barker - Garden half marathon
Rupert Tory - Farm half marathon
Grant Phillips - Garden 10k
Melanie Langer - Driveway run
Helen Guerrier - Garden 5k
Alison Gunn-Smith - Garden 5k
James Gunn-Smith - Garden 5k
Sarah Guppy - Garden 5k
Keith Fraser - Garden 10k
Paul Downes - Garden marathon
Libby Howse - Garden 5k
Joanna Westhead - Garden 10 miles
Sarah Godden - Garden 5k
Rob Forster - Garden 10k
Steve Wardman - Garden 5k
Charlie Bunch - Garden 10k
Graeme Beckett - Garden marathon
Jim Windebank - Garden turbo trainer marathon
Carole Ingham - Garden 5k relay
Paul Ingham - Garden 5k relay
Steve Claxton - Garden half marathon
Morgan Smith - Garden 10k
Kate Towner - Garden 10k
Howard Lewis - Garden 10 miles
Annette Mogg - Garden 10k
Francesca, Jamie & Liana Christopher - Garden 5k
James Hall - Garden 10k
Penny Jarvis - Garden 10 miles
Nicki Saxon - Garden 7 miles
Joanne Cleall - Garden 5k
Charli Phillips - Garden 10k

Poole Runners U18s:
Isabelle S - Garden 10 Miles
Charlie S - Garden 10k
Maddy V - Garden Minithon
Alessandro P - Garden 2k
Beatrice P - Garden 3k
Beth C - Garden 5k
Emily T - Garden 10k
Charlie T - Garden 10k
Stephen G - Garden 5k
Freddie G - Garden 5k
Tyler - Garden 5k

Purbeck Runners:
Abigail Baker - Garden Marathon
Rose Clarke - Garden Marathon
Bev Trenwith - Garden Marathon

Other Local Runners:
Sarah Taylor - Garden 5k
Tony Clegg - Garden 5k
Ian Pendlebury - Garden 5k
Pippa Gillingham - Garden 5k
Michelle Poultney - Garden run
Adrian Kyte - Garden 10K
Louisa Elliott - Garden 5k
Judith Vlaarkamp - Garden run
Lou Em - Garden 5k
Patrick Dominey - Garden 5k
Sarah Dominey - Garden 5k
Jo Peasland - Garden Marathon
Laura Horswill - Garden 5k
Claire Berrett - Garden 5k
Mike Whelan - Garden 5k
Fiona Bennett - Garden 5k
Hannah Claxton - Garden marathon
Tracy Thorns - Garden 10k
Ava W (U18) - Garden 2k
Mae Cotter - Garden marathon
Rae Cotter - Garden half marathon
Leon Cotter - Garden 12k
Eric Cotter - Garden 8k
Nicholson boys - Garden 50,000 steps
Sharon Taylor - Garden marathon (multi-day)

Ryde Harriers (for St Mary's IOW):
Rachel Powell - 10k
Niall Powell - as far as possible :-)


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About the campaign

Show your support and gratitude for our dedicated front-line workers during this incredibly challenging time.

About the charity

Dear supporter, this fundraising page will be closing shortly. To make a donation or to set up your Poole Hospital Charity fundraising page, please go to https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/poolehospitalcharity Thank you for your support.

Donation summary

Total raised
£11,381.68
Online donations
£11,381.68
Offline donations
£0.00

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