I run every year to raise awareness that this cruel illness can happen to anyone. I work in a betting office and every year we try and beat the previous years total so a lot of pressure on us last year we raised over £2000 . Everyone knows somebody who has this illness so lets get fundraising xx

Hi I’m Chloe I’m doing Manchester half in memory of my grandad he was the best man I ever knew and loved him to bits it’s my first half marathon and I always knew I wanted to do it for charity close to my heart and for something special

I am doing for my customers who are like my family and in memory of loads we lost already. I grow up with my nan and I know how hard sometimes to control this illness, I wanna show everyone can do it to support this charity to help raise money and help families who are facing hard times

Our Mum was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and after our father being in a care home with Parkinson’s disease alongside Dementia I wanted to raise as much money and awareness as I can as well as setting myself the challenge of running the GNR!
I am extremely grateful to have gotten a ballot place and still get emotional just thinking about it.

I have worked in care for 8 years, and one of the most heartbreaking conditions I have seen is Alzheimer’s/dementia. I see first hand how much someone can change in a short amount of time, with personality changes, forgetting important life events, and even forgetting family members. If I can make a difference to the lives of those living with Alzheimer’s by doing events & raising money, I will continue to do so. In 2025 I completed the Trek 26 challenge in the Lake District, and this year (2026) I’ve signed up for the great north run!

I am running the 2026 Great North Run in memory of my Mother in Law Anne. Anne moved from Buckinghamshire to the North East to be closer to us when she first developed symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. She lived with our support, independently for three years but as the disease progressed, she went into Rosewood care home where they looked after her until she died of Alzheimer’s disease on the 13 th September 2025 . This year’s GNR will be held on the anniversary of her death and I want to honour her memory and raise funds to fight this horrible disease.
I am also celebrating my 70 th birthday this year so will enjoy the challenge of running the greatest half marathon.