I’m Kuldip Matharu from Birmingham, UK. I love to train (running and gym) and I also like my beer! Tell us your story! I am a new inductee to the renowned Hall of Fame after finishing all Six Abbott World Marathon Majors – London, Berlin, New York, [...]
Hi! I'm Denise Nolan and I'm a 42 year old mum of three. Running the London Marathon with #TeamVICTA will be my 4th marathon! I live in Massachusetts, just a few minutes from where I grew up. Can you describe your fundraising events? March Madness: Every March [...]
My name is Kate. I live in Cardiff and run a Leadership & Management Development business with my partner. We have two children; my daughter Holly is 25 and my son Josh is 18. In my younger years I was not a fan of exercise and [...]
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 [...]
Continuing VICTA's commitment to changing stereotypes and promoting inclusivity in the STEM fields for children and young people with vision impairments, we are delighted to once again be official community partners of British Science Week. British Science Week 2025 is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths that will take place [...]
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 [...]
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