Rhodes Marathon
Sunday 21st April 2024
UK
Fran Marsden
2743
Rhodes Marathon
On Sunday 21st April, Charlie and Fran will be running the Rhodes Marathon! It promises to be a big, fat Greek adventure and likely one our legs will want to forget.
We're taking on this personal challenge whilst raising money and awareness for some amazing charities who have been providing fantastic treatment and care to Fran’s close friend Lois, following her brain tumour diagnosis earlier this year.
In January, Lois found out that she has a stage 4 malignant brain tumour called a glioblastoma. She’s now midway through a 6 week course of radiotherapy and chemotherapy to manage its growth, but in typical Lois fashion, she hasn't let a little bit of radiation slow her down.
Lois perfectly exemplifies what it is to be a force of nature and it feels horribly unfair for such a vibrant, healthy and loving person to receive this diagnosis at the age of 27 and to face uncertainty about the future. Treatments for glioblastomas are unfortunately still very limited and so much more research is needed into this form of cancer.
Between Lois, her family and wonderful boyfriend Joel and her many, many friends, we’re ready to give this next chapter all we’ve got. Your donations will help these charities to make progress towards new and better treatments and support for people with a diagnosis. In the more immediate term, the memories fund will mean that Lois can tick off some bucket list adventures without the worry of financing them.
All donations will be split equally between 3 causes:
1) The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity
2) The Brain Tumour Charity
3) A fund to cover the costs of making memories with family and friends (GiveWheel is the placeholder for this).
Please donate if you’re able to.
Marathon Complete!
We did it!!!
We're very proud to say that we both managed to complete the Rhodes marathon - despite some brutally hot conditions..
Thank you to our incredible pit crew, Holly & Nick for cheering us on over all 26 miles, even finding electric scooters to ride alongside us and keep the support up.
We are so grateful to every one of you who donated to support these 3 causes and are pleased to say that we have reached our fundraising target of £3,000!! Thank you for your generosity in helping us reach this goal and for your motivating words of support shared in person, via voicenote, song recommendations and the kind messages on this page. They all added up to get us through this a gruelling challenge!
We're both limping around on some very sore legs today, so remind us not to do that again for a while :)
Fran & Charlie
1 likes£3,263.00
+£587.00 Gift Aid
raised of £3,000 target
by 76 supporters
Supporters 76
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D1 week, 1 day
De Montfort Family
Congratulations Francesca you are brilliant!! What a great cause. Xxxx
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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R2 weeks, 3 days
Robert Marsden
Well run, we’re proud of you! Lots of love, Dad and Mom xx
£ 500.00 (+£125.00)
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N2 weeks, 3 days
Nick Marsden
An additional tenner for every drink necked from now till sunrise
£ 10.00
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2 weeks, 5 daysAnonymous
£ 5.06
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2 weeks, 5 days
Anonymous
Legends! Good luck 🏃🏼♀️
£ 10.00
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H2 weeks, 5 days
Hennie
Good luck Director!! Sure you’ll smash it and hopefully will be even quicker than the day you randomly woke up and ran an unoffical marathon! Proud of you and thinking of Lois xxx
£ 30.00 (+£7.50)
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T2 weeks, 6 days
Tom Woodward
Go Charl! You got this baby! Have a great run. And then the beach!
£ 10.00
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2 weeks, 6 days
Anonymous
For the toenail
£ 10.00
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T3 weeks, 3 days
The Barbeary Family
Best of luck Fran and Charlie,
You’ll smash it!
🏃🏻♂️🏃🏼♀️🏃🏻♂️🏃🏼♀️£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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3 weeks, 3 days
Anonymous
£ 20.00
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N1 month
Ness
GOOD LUCK FRAN AND CHARLIE!!! You’ll absolutely smash it! Just think of that cold, refreshing pint at the finish! So proud of you 💛
£ 30.00 (+£7.50)
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L1 month
Laura McKenzie
Schnell, schnell Fran! 🏃♂️ Have an absolute blast – best of luck and loads of love to you and Lois 💜
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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E1 month
Esme Hatton
Good Luck guys!! Already jel of the tans you’ll come back with xxx
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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E1 month
Ellie Broad
Allez Fran, you’ve got this queen!! Lots of love and luck for the big day and hope there’s a cold pint waiting for you at the finish line - yamas!! Lots of love to Lois 💛
£ 30.00
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1 month
Anonymous
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E1 month
Eliza Bruton
Eeek! Good luck both of you. Glad you decided to make it your first marathon as easy as you could by doing it in the Greek heat. Will be thinking of you & wishing you lots and lots of luck. Can’t wait to see the pot grow for these brilliant charities & Lois’ memory making fund.
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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B1 month
Beth M
You’re all amazing! Sending all luck and love to you and to Lois - and Lois, get yourself to the Philippines!! Xxx
£ 30.00 (+£7.50)
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