To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Friends of ANCHOR charity I am doing another crazy running challenge to raise funds for this amazing charity in memory of my sister Kathy.

The 25 + 25 + 250 Challenge:

My challenge is to complete:

- 25 marathons,

- 25 half marathons, and

- 250 10km runs

25th March 2025 Progress Update

- 24 marathons completed

- 56 half marathons completed

- 558 10km runs completed

- Total distance so far = 9,761 km

A lot of these runs have been virtual runs as it would be so difficult to find enough organised events for all 300 runs! I've already completed the following organised events; Manchester, Edinburgh, Chicago, Boston, New York City, London and Berlin Marathons. The 25th marathon will be in Paris on 13th April 2025 and by then I will have covered 10,000km in total!

Every run is recorded on my Strava account so that I can keep you all updated (check out the runs lower down this page). You can also follow my progress on Instagram and Twitter by searching for @mattruns4anchor

I'm hoping that you'll dig deep into your pockets to donate to this worthy charity. No matter how big or small, every donation will be a huge motivation for me to keep going. Every penny of every pound raised will directly support the cause as Friends of ANCHOR's operating costs are covered by local firm Balmoral Group.

Friends of ANCHOR has served oncology and haematology patients throughout the North-east of Scotland, including Orkney and Shetland, since the ANCHOR Unit opened in 1997. Run by a small team and stewarded by a committee comprised of senior representatives from the ANCHOR Unit wards and clinics, and the business community, the charity’s founding aim was, and remains to this day, to provide the best possible treatment, care and support to patients.

Thank you!