Lonsdale colleague Tracy Gannon to run London marathon for charity

Friday 9 September, 2022

On Sunday 2nd October Tracy Gannon will run the London Marathon. Tracy is fundraising for the National Autistic Society, and you can sponsor her by visiting her Just Giving page. 

Tracy administrator in the Lonsdale Leeds/Bradford financial planning team said: 

‘It’s less than four weeks to go until the big day but I am really excited to be running the London Marathon and fundraising for the National Autistic Society. I was delighted to qualify for the event as I know how difficult it is to get a place. So, I have been training hard to make sure I can finish the race! In 2019 I ran the 10-mile Asda Foundation York challenge with my Lonsdale colleagues Deb Nolan from the Leeds office, and Allan Ross from our Ware office. Training for that race got me back into running, and I have been increasing the distances I run since then. I haven’t yet run the 26.2 miles that I will have to run to complete the Marathon, but I have been building up my distance every week. In June I was running 20 miles a week and completing 3 gym sessions. By August my mileage crept up to 28 miles throughout the week, which included a long run of 14 miles. I have also just come back from a holiday in Austria where I completed 40 miles hiking through the mountains. Austria has slightly more hills than Doncaster so it’s a good place to build your stamina! If you would like to sponsor me, please visit my Just Giving page.’ 

More about the London Marathon 

The London Marathon is held annually in London and was founded by Chris Brasher and John Disley in 1981. The course, which is relatively flat starts in Blackheath and finishes at The Mall and is set around the River Thames. As well as the race which the public can enter there are professional races and elite level wheelchair races. Many of the participants fundraise for charity. 

National Autistic Society 

The National Autistic Society is here to transform lives, change attitudes and create a society that works for autistic people. There is still so much to do to increase opportunities, reduce social isolation and build a brighter future for autistic people. With your help, we can make it happen.

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