Hi, my name’s Patrick and no doubt I’ll be one of the oldest of VICTA’S (London Marathon) team members as I turn 70 in August. My running journey began way back in 1979 and I’ve been on the roads and off roads) for the 46 years since discovering one [...]
My name is Charles (Chuck) Tornow, I'm a 43-year-old runner and board-gamer from the greater Detroit area. Can you describe the fundraiser? For my main fundraiser (beyond personal pledges from friends and family) I ran a boardgame tournament (Bloodbowl) and prize raffle. My main [...]
Thank you to everyone who entered this year's Braille Art Competition, celebrating 200 years of Braille! Entries were judged by VICTA's Patron Clarke Reynolds, who joined us in the VICTA office so he could carefully look over, touch/feel and appreciate everyone's hard work. Clarke was so impressed with the standard of entries and the [...]
My name is Nora, I’m from the North of Ireland and I chose to run for VICTA as I’m an NHS support worker and I have a lovely client who is vision impaired. I’ve previously run the Dublin marathon and plan to finish [...]
Can you introduce yourself? Dr Steve Ward-Smith, I work for a scientific instrument company, looking after large customers and have been working there for 30 years. I've been running for three years now, I had started stationary bike classes during lockdown and running seemed next step, especially as many of my closest [...]
I’m Adele from Shropshire and this will be my first ever Marathon! I’m excited, nervous and happy all at once going into serious training now. We have a 2-year-old yellow Labrador called Harry. He is a gorgeous boy who joins me on shorter runs. I previously worked as a [...]
Can you introduce yourself? My name's Rob and I'm very excited to be running the London Marathon for the first time. I'm a chef and have cooked for the likes of Pamela Anderson and the New Zealand All-blacks. I've completed many half marathons and managed to get around the Yorkshire Marathon [...]
VICTA is delighted to announce our partnership with the British Wireless for the Blind Fund (BWBF). British Wireless for the Blind Fund (BWBF) has been providing specially adapted audio equipment to blind and partially sighted people across the UK since 1929. The charity helps thousands of people with sight loss to [...]
Hi, I’m Lesley and am a retired police officer. I started running when I was 16 years but moved on to other sports and activities when I hit 20 and didn’t return to running until much later in life. I always love to try new things and love the challenge this brings [...]
By Pauline Reid Hello! My name is Pauline Reid, and I’m from a small town near Aberdeen, Scotland. Recently, I held a fundraising event to support my chosen charity, and I’m thrilled to share that we raised a fantastic total of £1,200. It was a delightful afternoon tea event, attended by family, [...]
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