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Luke Tuffield, 29, of Parker Building Supplies Maidstone, alongside his friend and colleague, Mark Barrett, 35, of Fairalls Builder Merchants, Taylors Hill, have signed up to run the London Marathon for charity.
Tuffield and Barrett work for builders’ merchants within the Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG) – Tuffield as branch manager of Parker Building Supplies, Maidstone and, Barrett as branch director of Fairalls – both are complete running novices.
Tuffield said: “This is a big challenge for both of us. We have never really run before, let alone do a marathon. 26.2 miles/ 40 km is actually quite a distance, particularly when we started out in June running just 5kms. We have now gradually worked our way up from there and run 25kms most weekends.”
The pair are aiming to raise £4,000 between them by April; currently they are only a quarter of the way there. If you are interested you can donate on their Just Giving page.
Barrett commented: “It is a big commitment, and often difficult to get out of bed on a dark morning to go running, but we both want to do something great for Teenage Cancer Trust and are 100% committed. Helping to raise funds to support young people aged 13-24 diagnosed with cancer is a motivation like no other!”
Teenage Cancer Trust is a charity dedicated to helping children and their families who are confronted with childhood cancer. Every day, seven young people aged 13-24 hear the words “you have cancer”. They will each need specialised nursing care and support to get them through it. TCT is the only UK charity dedicated to meeting this vital need.
TCT makes sure young people have someone in their corner right from the start. Their specially trained nurses and youth workers walk with young people from diagnosis through every step of their treatment, and for up to two years afterwards, so they can recover and live life to the full.
