Tourettes Action does the London Landmarks Half Marathon!

Posted on 29 January 2020 by Pippa McClounan

Meet our fantastic team of runners who will be fundraising for TA.

or our first forray into LLHM as a charity partner, we have a stellar line up of selfless individuals who are willing to sacrifice Sunday morning lie-ins for long, cold training runs in the lead up to a 13.1 mile jaunt around our incredible capital city.

It is our great pleasure to introduce you to these super-star fundraisers:

 

Sean Morgans

 

Sean has an 11 year old son, Samuel, with a diagnosis of TS. Sean turns 50 this month and his goal is to have a year to remember - running the LLHM for TA will certainly add a tick to his list of achievements. Sean says 'Being a parent of a child with TS isn't easy. We have periods when we struggle as a family almost on a daily basis. Your charity has helped us understand that we are not alone. I cannot overstate how powerful that feels'. 

Visit Sean's fundraising page to donate

  

Jo Caffell

Jo was inspired to run the LLHM by her 14 year old daughter, Abbi, who was diagnosed with TS in 2019. The road to diagnosis and treatment was difficult for the family, and Jo found the Tourettes Action website to be a huge help. Jo says 'Thank God I found the TA website! It has been a life-saver for us so I want to say thank you and raise more awareness'.  

Visit Jo's fundraising page to donate

 

Adrian Reynolds

A long time supporter of TA, Adrian is coming back to running after some time away. Not only will he be running 13.1 miles at LLHM, he will also be taking on Brighton Marathon just 3 weeks later! This is an even greater achievement as Adrian has TS. Adrian works closely with Tourettes Action, through writing articles, taking part in research and media projects and being a lay member of the scientific research board. 

Visit Adrian's fundraising page to make a donation

 

David Fradley

David's son was diagnosed with TS last year, and as a keen runner, he was delighted to secure a place for LLHM 2020. Having supported our 'Move for Tourettes' campaign last year, the family are hoping to raise more donations and awareness for TA as a way of saying thank you for the support they have received. David says 'I want to do this not only for your amazing charity, but for my wife, who always puts our son first and tirelessly tries to make life easier for him, and is changing our friends and families opinions of TS all the time'.

Visit David's fundraising page to donate

 

Genna Barnett

Genna joined the Tourettes Action Board of Trustees in September 2019, and as soon as we heard she was a regular runner, she was on our radar to join our LLHM team for 2020. Genna, who has a diagnosis of TS, works at Nesta in the research, analysis and policy division. With this experience, she is passionate about supporting Tourettes Action to measure the impact of their research work. 

Visit Genna's fundraising page to make a donation

 

 

Marta Topor

This will be Marta's first ever half marathon and she is delighted to be running it for TA! As a researcher at the University of Surrey, Marta has worked with children and adults with various tic conditions over the past 4 years. Marta's latest project has received invaluable support from the team at Tourettes Action so she is honoured to support us in return by running the half marathon and raising money. 

Visit Marta's fundraising page to make a donation

  

Emma Myers

Emma is the Support Services Manager for Tourettes Action and this will be her FIRST EVER half marathon! Despite feeling very nervous about the run, she has been training hard and we know that she will smash it! Emma has an 18 year old daughter with TS, so is expertly places to offer support and guidance to those who contact the TA Helpdesk. Emma is passionate about raising awareness of TS and will proudly wear her TA vest on 29 March.

Visit Emma's fundraising page to make a donation

 

Helen Eadie 

Helen is the Communications Manager for Tourettes Action and is in her 10th year of working for the charity. After an absence from running, Helen is swapping her yoga gear for running shoes as she prepares to tackle the streets of London for TA. Helen is proud to be part of an organisation that is so dedicated and passionate about supporting the TS community, and is looking forward to joining Team TA at the start line of LLHM.

Visit Helen's fundraising page to make a donation

 

 Pippa McClounan

Pippa is also 'taking one for the team' as she joins her colleagues at Tourettes Action in running the LLHM. Pippa is the Office and Fundraising Manager for TA and has a 17 year old son with TS. A keen runner, this will be her first LLHM and she is looking forward to the challenge. As Fndraising Manager, she understands how important donations are to those supported by the charity and hopes to 'do her bit'.

Visit Pippa's fundraising page to make a donation.

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