Paul Downing

Great North Run 2025

Great North Run - Finished!

What a brilliant day! Yes, the legs hurt right now, but that’ll pass. Just glad to be able to have done my bit for a fantastic cause. 🫶🏼
Thank you to everyone for the incredible support, you helped to smash my target! 

Best wishes 
Paul

IT.IS.TIME!

After months of preparation, I've been easing down on the running this last week. A comfortable Parkrun this weekend and then a gentle midweek club run and I'm all set. 

I'm now running the race in my mind. Pacing, hydration and mentality to take it over the finish line.

Sunday 11:25 Bib No. 26544

Support my challenge

This year I will be taking on the Great North Run to raise vital funds for life-changing mental health treatment for veterans.

Combat Stress is the UK's leading charity for veterans' mental health. For over a century, they've helped former servicemen and servicewomen deal with issues like trauma, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Today, they provide support to veterans from every service and every conflict.

I’m taking on vital steps towards ensuring veterans can get the support they need.

Thank you so much for your support.

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Thank you to my Sponsors

£265

Kidsgrove Afvbc

Good luck Paul From all at Kidsgrove AFVBC

£52.12

Belinda

£50

Matthew Worthington

Good Luck Paul

£32.23

Anonymous

£32.23

Sean Kerry

Good luck mate!!

£30

Jeremy Thomas

Good luck - hope the weather helps

£30

David Vano

Wishing you strength in training and every success on race day. Thank you for taking on this meaningful challenge.

£25.97

Sue And Paul

Good luck Paul, we know you can do this for such a good cause xxSue and zp

£25.97

Shai

£25

The Minshulls

Good luck Dad, we’re all rooting for you!

£25

Jeremy Thomas

£21.84

Robert Cahill

£21.84

Sue H

Your training has gone well - so just go and enjoy the day ❤️

£21.84

Marion Haskins

Such a good cause, all the best. Karl & Maz

£21.84

Karina

£21.84

Ian Bailey

£21.84

Lesley Grace

Hope you have great run!

£21.84

Anna Coltman

£21.84

Eleri Jones

Good luck to you xx well done you for such an amazing cause xx

£21.10

Gary Edgerton

Have a wonderfool dey pet!

£20

Jonathan Platt

Best of luck Paul - go smash it...

£20

Andy & Sue

Hope the training continues to go well and enjoy the big day.

£20

Gareth Downing

Wishing you all the best Paul 🏃‍♂️

£16.56

Ian Downing

£16.56

Jon Taylor

£15

Alex

Meep meep!

£15

Jacqueline Gillespie

Love Jackie and Tony

£15

Lloyd And Katrina

Go and smash it, Dad! You've got this!

£13

Aidan W

Good Luck

£11.33

James F

Go well Paul! A great cause.

£11.33

Tony

Happy running

£11.33

Marcus & Becky

Good luck, Paul!

£11.33

Maureen Guest

£11.33

Carol Higgs

well done.

£11.33

Nia

Good luck x

£11.33

Dave Pointon

Good luck, Paul!

£11.33

Jake Kerrigan

Good Luck Paul

£11.33

Allison Michalak

£11.33

Llinos

Well done you. Such a good cause. X

£10.60

Lisa Evans

£10

Derry

Best of luck, rather you than me, I will stick to climbing the stairs to the top floor.

£10

Karen Beckett

Paul enjoy every step of the route. Those of us that have ran the GNR know how that last mile across the seafront is the longest mile you could run! After 5 years of running the GNR I shall be watching it in the TV this year. Good Luck and enjoy xxx

£10

Anne Holland

Good luck and enjoy the run

£10

Sanjeet Chhoker

Good luck Paul

£10

Tom Gillespie

£10

Judith W

An amazing thing to do..well done Paul. Good luck x

£10

Natalie Greening

Offline donation from Natalie

£10

Paul Russell

good luck Paul

£5

Greg Wood

£5

Jack Harland-davis

Good luck and all the best on the run.