Russell Bowler

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Fundraising for Alzheimer's Society
£13,068
raised of £11,000 target
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Event: London Marathon 2018, on 22 April 2018
The Virgin Money London Marathon is the largest annual fundraising event on the planet - runners have raised over £750 million for good causes since the race began in 1981.

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37 years old, slightly overweight and certainly not built to run 26 miles...

But the opportunity to run for the Alzheimer's Society has meant i have dusted off my running shoes, washed my knee supports and begun pounding the streets of Beckenham in preparation for the event in April.  

I’m aiming to get round in about 4 hours 30. Appreciate I won’t be challenging Mo anytime soon but considering before this I counted sports as darts and ten pin bowling it’s a big challenge for me.

The word ‘dementia’ describes a set of symptoms that includes memory loss and difficulties with thinking, problem-solving or language. These changes are often small to start with, but for someone with dementia they have become severe enough to affect daily life. 

Dementia is caused when the brain is damaged by diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease or a series of strokes. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, but not the only one. 

There are currently around 850,000 people in the UK with dementia. It mainly affects people over the age of 65 (one in 14 people in this age group have dementia), and the likelihood of developing dementia increases significantly with age. However, dementia can affect younger people too. There are more than 42,000 people in the UK under 65 with dementia. 

We are all happily living for longer now but this only increases the risk that we (or someone we care about) will be affected. 

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About the campaign

The Virgin Money London Marathon is the largest annual fundraising event on the planet - runners have raised over £750 million for good causes since the race began in 1981.

About the charity

Alzheimer's Society

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At Alzheimer’s Society we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today, and providing hope for the future by campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be and funding groundbreaking research.

Donation summary

Total raised
£13,067.20
+ £2,888.55 Gift Aid
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£13,067.20
Offline donations
£0.00

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