For the second year running we have Barchester runners taking part in Virtual London Marathon on Sunday 2rd October fundraising for Barchester’s Charitable Foundation.
Our runners are Phillis Dzowa, who works as General Manager at Newington Court in Kent and Suzi Gibson, who works as Quality Improvement and Regulation Manager in Barchester’s Central division.
The virtual TCS London Marathon gives you the freedom to take on 26.2 miles your way, on the route of your choice, at any time from 00:00 to 23:59:59 BST on Sunday 2 October 2022 – the same day as the mass event in London. It can be done with friends or on your own, from home or away, in stages or all at once – it’s entirely up to the runner!
Our runners are all very excited and nervous about this challenge and are training hard in preparation for the big day. The runners will plan their own routes locally, and they will make sure wherever possible to go past nearby Barchester homes hoping for some cheering along their routes. It will not be easy to replicate the electric atmosphere in London on the traditional Marathon day, however, with 50,000 runners taking part in the virtual Marathon – hopefully there will be a real buzz across the country for all the virtual runners too!
The team is fundraising for Barchester's Charitable Foundation - a charity helping older people and adults living with a disability by offering grants to individuals and small groups/charities to help reduce isolation and loneliness and enable people to be active and engaged.
Each runner is hoping to raise at least £250 and you can follow these links or to support the runners:
Good luck to our two brave runners with this amazing challenge!