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Print professionals across the UK competed in marathons including the London Marathon and Manchester Marathon, raising money for worthy causes
A number of print professionals have recently completed marathons and other sponsored runs, detailing their achievements online.
Nate Duckworth, founder of print pre-press automation software company, Artworker, ran in the Manchester Marathon, on April 27th. Duckworth raised money for the Alzheimer’s Society, and as of writing is currently sitting just £35 away from his target of £750 raised.
Speaking on LinkedIn, Duckworth said: “It was a mental and physical battle, and my body is in tatters.
“Running doesn't come naturally to me, I spend most of my life sat in front of a laptop, so I'm never going to break any records. But every step was worth it to support those affected by Alzheimer's.”
Among those who completed runs was Print Monthly’s very own Rob Fletcher, who ran the Maer Half Marathon in Exmouth, also on April 27th, while raising money for the National Autistic Society.
Fletcher and friend Daniel Fleming raised a total of £1254 for the charity as of the time of writing.
Speaking after the event, Fletcher said: “Thank you again to everyone who donated to me and Dan Fleming for our multi-terrain half marathon run yesterday. Delighted to say we came through relatively unscathed – bar some sunburn and a few blisters – and both beat our target times by some distance.
“I was even able to scrape into the top 20. But most important of all, we were able to raise over £1,200 (before Gift Aid) for the incredible team at The National Autistic Society. The money will help make life easier for those who have to deal with neurological challenges on a daily basis, and we are so pleased to have been able to help what is a brilliant charity.”
Also on the same weekend was the London Marathon, which was highly televised and covered across the national media. Tom Baker, finance and development manager at the family-run Baker Labels, who ran for Asthma + Lung UK, beat his personal best with a time of 3:50:23.
Adding to the London Marathon competitors was Gary Bagstaff, managing director of Print Sauce, who raised over £2000 for Tenovus Cancer Care.
Detailing his run on social media, Bagstaff said: “Thanks so much for all the well wishes. Yesterday was tough, I was going well and on for a 3:25 but from 30km on I just got really hot and felt terrible. Ended up dragging myself to the finish in 3:39.”
Rounding up our summary of print marathon runners was Stephen Hudson, managing director of Printroom, who competed in the Connemarathon in County Galway, Ireland. Hudson raised €2570 as of writing for the Gavin Glynn Foundation, which supports families fighting childhood cancer.
Hudson thanked those who supported his run and his cause on LinkedIn after the race, saying: “Tough race with some tough hills. For those who donated, thank you once again.”
