UCLH staff joined thousands of runners to complete the London Landmarks Half Marathon on Sunday 3 April.
Chief executive David Probert and staff members Julius Dela Paz, Orna Doris and Giulia Impelluso took part in the iconic London Landmarks Half Marathon last weekend. Whilst snow was predicted, the weather instead took on a sunny spell and the runners completed the 13.1 mile run taking in London’s most iconic sights including the Tower of London, St Paul’s Cathedral and Big Ben. The runners were given loud and colourful support at Mile 9 and 10 from the UCLH Charity cheerpoint.
On the day’s events, Head of Fundraising Rosannah Dawood said, “Seeing LLHM return to the streets of London after the last two years was wonderful and this was reflected in the atmosphere and for UCLH Charity to have such an uplifting and vibrant cheer point was the icing on the cake!”
“We are in awe of the efforts of all our runners whose commitment to their training and fundraising has been inspiring and of course to our amazing volunteers who just made the day so memorable, we hope to see you next year!”
Chief executive David Probert, who took place in the run, said: “A huge thank you to the sponsors and supporters who helped get me round the LLHM. It was so uplifting to see fellow UCLH runners Orna, Julius, Giulia and the incredible fundraising team.”
Including external individuals who were running on behalf of UCLH Charity, they fundraised over an impressive £6,700 for UCLH Charity and £798 for the UCLH CancerFund. You can still support them and congratulate them on their fantastic achievements - click the links below to go their JustGiving pages:
David Probert’s JustGiving page
Julius Dela Paz’s JustGiving page
Giulia Impelluso’s JustGiving page
If you’re inspired by the brilliant #TeamUCLH at the London Landmarks Half Marathon and would like to take part the 2023 event, do let us know at UCLH Charity as we are registering for places, so get your name on the list! If you fancy lacing up your trainers sooner, we still have places in the Hackney Half Marathon at the end of May, Asics 10K in July, ISEH Regents Park 10K in September or the Royal Parks Half Marathon in October, so do drop louise.davey@nhs.net an email to find out more and reserve your place!