Andrew Crowe completes Virtual London Marathon for #Willdoes

Thank you to Andrew Crowe for running the Virtual London Marathon and raising £1700 for #willdoes on Sunday 4th October 2020.

Andrew had initially planned to run the London Marathon back in April 2020 having never run a marathon before, but due to the global pandemic it was sadly cancelled.

Andrew was automatically entered for the virtual race but had decided to wait to run the proper marathon next year instead as once the event was cancelled he had stopped training, but then decided that on the day of the Virtual London Marathon that he would do it and raise money for #willdoes! Thank you Andrew!

Andrew said...

“I chose #Willdoes because we are part of the Yarrells School family. All three of our children were at Yarrells for several years before moving onto new/different schools. My wife Emma also used to run the triathlon club that Will attended, so we all knew very well who Will was and were deeply upset by his tragic passing, as were our children.”

“I wasn’t really planning to do the run, but having received the phone App from London Marathon the week before, and with so much doom and gloom overhanging us mid covid, I decided on the Sunday morning that I would put my race number on and give it a go. I also decided to raise money to give me the added incentive to complete the marathon. I started my tracker when we went for a family walk, with our three children in the morning, walking just under 4 miles, and then changed into my running kit to set off to see how far I could run. Three hours and thirty minutes later I completed the remaining 22 plus miles to complete my first ever marathon.”

“With three young children of our own and our wider circle of friends, I am acutely aware and concerned about the growing mental health issues children face and will continue to struggle with in the current society, particularly given the exposure to the internet and social media. I therefore wanted to support #Willdoes in helping those in need and prevent further tragedies such as Will’s, which Lesley has suffered and will continue to suffer for the rest of her life.”