Emily's Half for Refuge
Emily Jarvis is raising money for Refuge
Team: Team Refuge
Story
Hello Everyone 👋🏽
I have decided to sign up for a half Marathon this May & would love your support for my chosen charity Refuge.
I'm not usually one for a sponsored event, but a half marathon has been on my bucket list for as long as I can remember and I needed some accountability.
Since I changed my lifestyle many years ago I have tried so many new things I would have never dreamed of trying but running was always something which I just couldn't find the disapline for as it is so hard. So that's when my running journey started in 2023, I needed a challenge mentally and physically... on New Year's Day I spent a ridiculous amount on the ugliest trainers and started trying to run. I consistently ran until June 2023 and I actually started to progress and semi enjoy it. Then just before my official training block started for my Half Marathon I went on a costal run alone and fell, dislocating my finger pretty badly and spraining my ankle. (Pictures for those brave enough) after a two mile very panicked run back to Andy and a trip to A&E I struggled to accept I wouldn't be able to do the races I'd proposed to do. When we got back from A&E I was still telling Andy that in 5 days I was doing my 10k Race 😂 was defo the gas & air talking! Still never want to visit Pembrokeshire again!
So fast forward to now having had to sack off most of my running & weight training until about Oct last year and complete a large amount of physio, I needed a goal. In December the women's network I am part of at work shared they were looking for people to run Hackney Half for our chosen Charity Refuge... a charity which works to empower women to live without violance and fear. Refuge are the largest domestic abuse charity in the UK and also do a lot of activism work, challenging the government on their overall approach to violance against women, particular focus recently on the Met Police and my favourite campaign of theirs.. not just a bad apple. Check it out
Not only have I got my half marathon in May which training has started for (avoiding all costal routes) I am also training for a Hyrox fitness competition in April just to make it a bit spicier for myself.
I would love your support if you are able to but if a monetary donation isn't possible that's absolutely fine ❤️
I will be keeping my just giving page updated with my progress going forward.
Thank you for reading and I hope the pictures provide you with a laugh.. or I hope this inspires you to realise anything is possible X
✨ More about Refuge ✨
One woman in four will experience domestic abuse at some point in her lifetime and on average two women are killed each week in England and Wales by a current or former partner.
Refuge is the largest single provider of specialist services to survivors of domestic, sexual and gender-based abuse and runs the freephone, 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline that provides the first step to women escaping abuse.
By kindly sponsoring me today you are helping to save and change the lives of thousands of women and their children. Thank you