A huge thank you and congratulations from all at CRY to our amazing runners who took part in the 2021 Virgin Money London Marathon!
Sunday 3rd October 2021 marked a very special day in the charity calendar, as #TeamCRY were finally able to hit the streets of London and complete 26.2 miles. We were delighted to have 105 runners take part on behalf of CRY, raising both vital funds and awareness. The team included CRY Patron Bill Neely, who has now taken part in the London Marathon 11 times for CRY!
CRY volunteers were based out on the route at miles 12 and 23 to spur our charity heroes on. The weather on the day was predominantly in our favour, although there was a sudden downpour in the afternoon!
Our runners were greeted by CRY staff and volunteers near the finish area, where they were offered a drink and snack whilst they waited for the CRY shuttle service to take them back to the post-race reception, based at the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane.
As the runners gradually arrived at the hotel over the afternoon, they were welcomed back by CRY staff and then checked in by volunteers, offered a CRY medal, photographed by CRY staff, and offered plenty of refreshments.
The runners were then offered a shower, followed by a massage from a therapist with the aim of easing any discomfort they might be experiencing.
Marathon day had been long awaited by both our amazing runners and CRY staff, so it was great to see the main room fill up, once again, with runners, families and friends, sharing their experiences from the day. It was a pleasure for CRY staff to meet everyone in person and thank them for their incredible efforts and dedication to the charity.
Thank you so much to the runners and supporters who were able to come back to the hotel to meet us. And, of course, a huge thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers:
Chris Barrie (in memory of Claire Taylor); Andy Clarke; Johanna Coady: Hayley Edmeades: Wendy Harrington (in memory of Barry Nivett); James Hinkinbotham (in memory of James Neathercoat); Jenna Heath; Barbara and Jim Holland (in memory of Philip Holland); Pat Jones (in memory of Ian Hoggarth); Aleksandra Kolesnikova; Lottie McDermott; Izzy Phillips (in memory of Freya Cox); Suzanne Rowan (in memory of Robert Rowan); Jennifer Sheppard (in memory of Claire Taylor); Leah Watts and Ian Wynn.
As always, it was a challenging and emotional day for everyone, especially for those who were running or supporting runners in memory of a young person.
Thank you to Kendall Cars Leatherhead for providing us with a discount on the hire of the vehicle used to shuttle the runners from the finish to the hotel – we are very grateful for your support.
Finally, we cannot thank each and every one of our runners enough for their time, effort and valued support. Well done to everyone!
If you have been inspired to take part in the 2022 TCS London Marathon, please go to www.c-r-y.org.uk/tcs-london-marathon-2022 for more information.
The team CRY runners were:
Harry Adams (in memory of John Clune)
Lisa Adamson (in memory of Tony Mead)
Nick Arnell (in memory of his grandfather)
Andrew Belson (in memory of Ashley)
Gail Benghiat (in memory of Ben O’Connell)
Matt Bennett (in memory of Chris Bennett)
Paul Betts (in memory of Claire Taylor)
Lisa Bird (in memory of Charlie)
Ian Birkett
Henry Brady
Andrew Brookes (in memory of Poppy Hatfield)
Leonie Bryant
Tim Butt
Victoria Cartmell
Jo Cavell (in memory of Tiffany Andrews)
Nicholas Champion (in memory of Isabelle Tudisca)
Joel Clark
Elise Clark
Jenny Cochrane
Phoebe Comish (in memory of Mike Ince)
Will Cooper
Tom Davies (in memory of Sebastian English)
Lee Davies (in memory of Katey Louise Davies)
Emily Diplock (in memory of Peter Zambon)
James Doyle
Amanda Driver (in memory of Matt Gore)
Mario Dubois (in memory of Harry Dubois)
Vanessa Eaglesfield (in memory of Joe Kellogg)
Peter Elkins (in memory of his sister)
Holly Embleton
Stuart Flack
Paul Forsyth (in memory of Ben Forsyth)
Julie Fraser-Smith (in memory of Matt Gore)
Olivia Fraser-Smith (in memory of Matt Gore)
James Freeman
Amy Jayne Gadd
Nick Gower (in memory of Andy Kenny)
Kerry Hall (in memory of Lily Webster)
Ellie Harbinson (in memory of Rob Worboys)
Georgia Harding-Jones (in memory of Megan Harding-Jones)
William Harris (in memory of Emily Harris)
Rory Harty (in memory of Matt Cragg)
Tom Harty (in memory of Matt Cragg)
Harry Hawkes (in memory of Freya Cox)
Thomas Hemmings (in memory of Jack Thompson)
Chantal Hemphill (in memory of her uncles)
Emma Henderson
Mike Hennan (in memory of Jenny Kerwood)
Heather Herring (in memory of Grant Munro)
Andrew Hides (in memory of Neil Ward)
Harry Holmes (in memory of his dad)
Stephen Holyoak
Lucy Hopkisson (in memory of David Smiley)
Dan Jones
Emily Jones (in memory of Matt Cragg)
Sophie Jones
Julia
Phoebe Keene
Liam Kelly (in memory of Dan Hughes)
Rick Lansdell (in memory of Paul Sheridan)
Jo Lawrence (in memory of Adam Lewis)
Phoebe Lawrie (in memory of Katie Benson)
Isaac Leckie
Chris Legg (in memory of Jenny Legg)
Oliver Louis (in memory of Tom Russell)
Alexandra Mason (in memory of Katie Benson)
Mark Mcbrien (in memory of Matthew Dewhirst)
Sally Merchant-Edge
Rachel Murray (in memory of Luke Rutter)
Bill Neely (in memory of Katrina Brown)
Daisy Parker
Lucy Perrins (in memory of Thomas Fleetwood)
Joe Pescod (in memory of Matthew Dewhirst)
Andrew Proctor
James Purdue (in memory of Robert Rowan)
Carol Quoi (in memory of Lynn Kerr)
Conor Rabbitte
Abby-Lee Ravenscroft (in memory of Aaron Dixon)
Alexander Revitt
Jenny Routley
Sheral Russell (in memory of Amber Robinson)
Jason Saunders
Charlotte Saunders (in memory of Charlie Craig)
Charlie Saunders (in memory of Matt Cragg)
Andy Scott (in memory of Nolan Foley)
Dominic Short
Robert Simpson (in memory of John Clune)
Christa Speer
Owen Spinner (in memory of Olivia Shaw)
Helen Stevenson (in memory of Martyn Luckett)
Phil Sweatman (in memory of Ben Hammond)
Helen Tavares (in memory of Michael Tavares)
Henry Taylor
Matthew Thomson (in memory of Peter Thomson)
Liam Tootill (in memory of Mark Duncan)
Ken Tree
Faith Valena
Richard Warburton (in memory of Richard Belton)
Alice Ward (in memory of Alex Hubbard)
Phillipa Weaver (in memory of Matt Gore)
Christopher West (in memory Kayleigh Griffiths)
Matthew White (in memory of Megan Harding-Jones)
Orla White
Wendy White
Jo Wint (in memory of Andy Gard)
