It's a Marathon year, not a sprint....!
Sunday 27th April 2025
UK
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It's a Marathon year, not a sprint....!
This year will be 20 years since I lost my mother to Breast Cancer, it is also 5 years since Ian lost his Dad to Cancer, and 4 years since we lost our wonderful cousin Amy to Sarcoma.
Every family, friend and life we know has been touched by a story of Cancer. Every mile we run, we are grateful to know that we can not only run, but also that we can go home to our family and our boys, in the knowledge that others can't and their lives have been cut short.
Ian and I will be running to raise money for causes that are dear to our hearts, being Cancer Research UK, Sarcoma UK, and the Ruth Strauss Foundation, a charity that Ian volunteers for that raises money for non-smoking lung cancers, and pre-bereavement counselling.
During 2024, and into 2025, both Ian and I will be aiming to complete the following events:
1) The Windsor Easter 50km Ultra Marathon - tick... done!
2) The 110km run round the Isle of Wight Challenge - tick.... done.... recovering!
3) The New York Marathon - 3rd November 2024
4) The London Marathon - 27th April 2025.
Then we will have cup of tea, and a sit down.
Please help us to remember and recognise the kindness, intelligence and fun-loving spirit of the people that inspired us all to embrace life fully. Please help us to make every mile count!
With love, Sarah & Ian
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Supporters 112
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P2 months, 1 week
Paul M
You guys are an inspiration. Thank you for making all of us realize we can do more. No excuses.
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U2 months, 3 weeks
Urvi Patel
Incredible effort Team Courts ! Amazing effort for wonderful causes. ❤️
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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3 months
Lawrence
Can’t be bothered to think of a witty message. Just get it done!
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T3 months, 2 weeks
Tatiana, Andrei, Ralph and Marcus
Wow, you guys are amazing!! Well done on what you’ve achieved so far and best of luck with the rest of it👏👏👏
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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T3 months, 3 weeks
Tess & Chris
Sarah and Ian, what an achievement! Congratulations to you both for such a worthy cause. You must officially be the fittest couple in Cobham! Xx
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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V3 months, 3 weeks
Vince Niblett
Wonderful causes and a super challenge . Good luck
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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L3 months, 4 weeks
Les, Ali, Liam, Dylan & Cocoa
Wow amazing!! Good luck guys - we’ll be cheering you on all year!! Xoxo
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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L3 months, 4 weeks
Liz and Robin Thurston
What a brilliant achievement ! Congratulations !!
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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S3 months, 4 weeks
Simon Clementson
Congrats on the 2 runs completed so far and good luck with the future ones
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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G3 months, 4 weeks
George Short + family
What an amazing achievement and a cause very close to our hearts too. Well done Team Courts! x
£ 30.00 (+£7.50)
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4 months
Robert and Deborah Wall
Amazing effort and all for a great cause. Well done.
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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M4 months
Mum
What an achievement on I of W!
Well done to both of you
Dad would be so proud too£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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R4 months
Roughan and Toni
An inspiring effort for a great cause, and one that touches almost all of us. Great work.
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4 months
Annies for everyone... that we may all grow in our grief.
I am so happy that you're not just running 20k / day because you have nothing better to do :) Love you Sar and Ian. Fight the good fight.
€ 100.00
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T4 months
The Sacketts
Well this is inspirational and insane in equal measure. Well done on what you’ve done so far and good luck for the rest of it.
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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T4 months
Thor Peterson
I ran the 2023 Chicago Marathon on behalf of Gilda's Club in support of cancer treatment and greatly appreciate your support for this important cause. Best of luck on your admirable races and more importantly with your fundraising. Good luck! Thor
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E4 months
Ellen Johnson
What an incredible way to make a difference. Best of luck to you both!
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D4 months
David Mellor
Amazing effort. And such an important cause. Well done. David,Carol, Pippa and Christina.
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R4 months
Rob, Niki, Raff & Ran Bruce
We love a challenge and this is awesome. You guys will smash it and all for great causes. Well done from all of us!
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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S4 months
Sally & Graham Jarvis
Amazing achievement for such a worthy cause. Go for it …
£ 25.00 (+£6.25)
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T4 months
Tristan Smith
Wow guys what a charity year. Well done. So impressive. Sending lots of love x
£ 20.00
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D4 months, 1 week
Dan Rubin & Family
Good luck! Enjoy the runs and continue supporting such great causes.
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S4 months, 1 week
Selbys
What a year. Well done Courts - we’ll be cheering for you. Wave to the IOW for us x
£ 50.00
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W4 months, 1 week
Will & Ceilidh
Your running tights will be something to behold after all those miles. Wishing you the best of luck and minimal chafing. A worthy cause and a crazy endeavour. Why not come to Boston too?
£ 50.00
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G4 months, 1 week
Gerry Lifrieri
Such a good cause to be running for, Congratulations Ian and Sarah!!
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K4 months, 1 week
Kate Weiss
Fantastic! You are both lovely and inspiring - good luck! We’ll be rooting for you!
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H4 months, 1 week
Helen Mc
I’m in awe of you both! Incredible challenge for such meaningful and important charities Xx
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J4 months, 1 week
Jackie & Gary Dolman
Such a super-human effort on your parts with all the training and actual race running. Wishing you the best of luck in all your endeavours
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G4 months, 1 week
Georgie
So impressed, you guys have trained and worked so hard, you’ve already done amazing and I can’t wait too see more!!
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I4 months, 1 week
Irene Whyte
Wow and good luck! What wonderful causes and great way to honor your loved one's memories.
£ 100.00
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T4 months, 1 week
Tim Treleaven
All the very best with the run Ian, great cause but sounds very hardcore indeed, I thought it was a typo when I read the distance.
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A4 months, 1 week
Asad Husain
Wow! So many marathons! Incredible role models to support a cause that has affected us all!
$ 100.00
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A4 months, 1 week
Adrian T
An amazing effort and a very worthy cause. However, I still think running around the Isle of Wight is an utterly bonkers thing to do!
Good luck, Adrian & Family£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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G4 months, 1 week
Grace Yeo
Good luck both on your multiple marathons! Wow, I am utterly impressed. This is A LOT of running.
$ 100.00
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D4 months, 1 week
Dan Tedesco
Best of luck, Sarah and Ian. Full of admiration for your incredible efforts, and to be raising important funds for such worthy causes. Awesome work!
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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R4 months, 1 week
Richard Morris
Good luck, Sarah and Ian. What an incredible endeavour!
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T4 months, 1 week
Team Earth
Go Team Courts! Best of luck with all your efforts, love Nikki, Titch, Ben and Toby xxxx
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T4 months, 1 week
The Leckies
What an incredible effort for such worthy causes. Good luck tomorrow, Caroline, John, Harry & Edward
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J4 months, 1 week
Jim and Jo
Go hard or go home King E and Sarah! More seriously, what a great thing to do for your families, and take care as you run around the island.
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A4 months, 1 week
Andrew, Elisa and Imogen Wilson
Good things do come out of these difficult times. I hope you will both be smiling as much after IoW! Looking forward to catching up over the summer. Much love to you all, I hope the boys will be cheering you on xxx
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E4 months, 1 week
Eilish & Simon Jamieson
This is awesome Sar and Ian! We know how much this means to you both, and thank you for all you do to support others who have felt the cold hand of cancer enter their life. With you in spirit tomorrow (and will happily provide some biscuits for that tea at the end). Love to you both xxx
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N4 months, 1 week
Nicola Rudall
Go team Courts! Remarkable efforts for clearly remarkable people x
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