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Andy Runs Manchester Marathon

By Andy Cooke

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515
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My target 27 mi

Help me to save more lives

As many of you will remember in 2021 I ran the London Landmarks Half Marathon for Derbyshire Mountain Rescue, a charity that operates like a 999 service without government funding.


In 2025, as I prepare to run the Manchester Marathon I am acting in the same way. I look outside my classroom window looking at Royal Derby Hospital and the one bit of the hospital I can see is the Helipad. 

It is uncomfortable how often I'm distracted from teaching by the sound and sight of a helicopter landing on the roof, however bad my class is, someone else is having a worse day.


And like Mountain Rescue, this 999 service receives no government funding and relies on fundraising in order to keep going. Without fundraising for Air Ambulance, people will literally die.


So thank you for visiting my page and please support me and more significantly the world of the Air Ambulance.

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Raised

£2,221 + £309 GiftAid

My Goal

£2,300

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My Updates

Trail Running

Tuesday 4th Feb
For the first time I enter an endurance race to see how many KM I could get in. Tapped out at 24.5km but the terrain was pure mud! Share

Starting 2025 off ...

Saturday 4th Jan
20km to bring in the New Year. I won't like I'd have kept going if I'd realised what a HM was in km. Share

Proof It's Not Just A Story

Thursday 21st Nov
A photo of the Air Ambulance disturbing my Year 10 assessment from my window : I mean doing their essential job. Share

The Official Announcement

Monday 18th Nov
In 2020 we were not allowed to leave the house, in boredom or stupidity I signed up for the London Landmarks Half Marathon. The whole of my fundraising campaign was based around the fact I hated running, I didn't see the point of it, so please dig deep.

I ran that race, and raced £800 for Derbyshire Mountain Rescue.

According to Strava I did not run again for months, and I still didn't like running.

However I won't lie, in a journey to lose weight, and a discovery of parkrun, I've actually started to enjoy running. I still don't want to go out and I am not motivated to leave the house, but when I'm out there I enjoy it.

I wrote a list in sixth form of the challenges I wanted to do by 30. I have been to Australia, I've bought a house, and I'm no closer to opening the batting for England Cricket Team.
 But at the age of 30 (and due to scheduling I won't complete it before I'm 30) I'm commited to ticking of the Marathon.

Please come with me on this journey, physical on runs, metaphorically thought the metaverse and may if possible financially through sponsorship.


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Thank you to my Sponsors

£691.83

Fundraising Evening

£100

John Mcintyre

Go Andy

£100

Ruth & Steve Perryman

Good luck with the run Andy

£80

Shannon Pursey

Hope the quiz goes well!!

£55

Tim Farmer

For the cricket shirt - thanks for a great night.

£52.40

Helen Whitfield

Super proud of you.

£50

Gemma Hazell

Good luck!!

£50

Paul Mcintyre

£50

Amy Hollis

Well done Andy! What and achievement!

£50

Pippa

£50

Graham, Elzbieta & Kasia

Good luck Andy. Enjoy the run!

£40

Lewis Family

Fun quiz and beautiful flowers!

£35

Tim Cooke

£30

Charlie, Rowan And Opal Rankin

£27.20

Alex Weate

Very very well done - huge achievement mate

£27

Alex

You’re a muppet, but respect

£26

Paige Emerick

Auction prize

£25

Ken Davies

Good luck Andy

£21

Sean Brennan

£20

Peter Dale

Well done Andy!!!

£20

Neil Wilkinson

Andy- a great shout out and good luck!

£20

Stuart Smith

Good luck

£20

Helen&paul

Well done Andy

£20

Ali Dm

£20

The Munros

Well Done

£20

Dipa Patel

Well Done Mr Cooke, hope you enjoyed your left over pizza lunch :)

£20

Joe Hill

Go well!

£20

Steve Rowe

Great commitment to training Andy, best of luck to you

£20

Tom Larder

Good luck Andy, you'll smash it!

£20

Judith B

£20

Amy Hollis

£20

Kate Mcintyre

Good luck!!

£20

Amy Hollis

£20

Neil Molony

Congratulations! Hope to see you soon

£20

Anonymous

£20

Andy Cooke

Your an idiot

£20

David Adepoju

Go Andy!

£20

The Spencers

Run Andy run!

£20

Hazel Williams

Well done Andy!!! You are amazing 🤩

£20

Holly M

You got this Mr Cooke!

£15

Anonymous

£10

Melanie

You will smash this, Andy!

£10

Auntie Beth

Go well Andy

£10

Abby Lent

Happy birthday Andy! Hope your running goes well x

£10

Lizzie Watt

Good luck Andy. Sure you’ll smash it

£10

Becky F

Well done Andy!! 🏅

£10

Farina

Good luck!

£10

Beaulieu Watson

£10

Anna Bloor

Good luck!!

£10

Anonymous

£10

Chloe Walker

AMAZING ANDY!

£10

Anya

Well done Andy xx

£10

Matthew Jackson

Go go Cookie ranger!

£10

Benjamin Jones

You’re awesome mate, keep it up!

£10

Katie Shooter

£10

Mim And Toby

Go Andy!

£10

David Stuart

Keep going Andy!

£10

Lindsay Jones

£5

Nicola Eden

All the best Andy! You are awesome :)

£5

Freddie Guenzel

Happy Birthday Mate! 1x pint purchased

£5

Lianne

Happy birthday matey :)

£5

Hilary Bromage

Good luck Andy.

£5

Grace Cowen

£5

Tracey White

£5

Ben Gibson

£5

Faye Watson

Well done! X

£5

Anonymous

£5

Ruth B

Come on Cooke you can SMASH this! 🥳

£5

Elsa

£1

Louise Hassall

Good luck!!

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