Timothy Clarke

Is it done..? ITS DONE!

13.1 Miles & Bacchus Again!

Finally!!
   A year where I am free to take part in this wonderful race, where famously the runners get to sample a glass or 6 of fine English wine, though, with the added bonus that I am able to represent and raise funds for Combat Stress, The UK's leading charity for Veterans mental health.

   I have been running since April 2022 - other than walking our dogs, exercise was like a foreign word to me!
   In the years since, I've ran both London & Copenhagen Marathons, against Mo Farah in the Great North Run and over 50 Half Marathons, 20 Milers and 10KMs - including my home Half Marathon, Newark on Trent, which I've taken part in every year it has been held since I moved to the town almost 4 years ago.

   Running these events though hasn't just been for pleasure, and I have run on behalf of National Charities that fight to combat Homlessness, Shelter & Crisis, and locally the Children's Bereavement Centre.
   As darkness and the cold encroach upon us, winter can be especially difficult for our mental health - in fact, when SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder, a type of depression that I have been diagnosed with) is ever more prominent, running is what I do to help me towards a clear head, but it's important we help people who may not be able to help themselves, which is why I want to support the work of Combat Stress.

   I have friends that no longer serve in the military but they all have their story to tell - anxiety, depression, substance abuse - It's for them and all the people that struggle with life outside of the forces that I run for on the weekend of Spetember 7th 2025.

I'm doing my bit so veterans can get any or all the help they need.

Thank you so much for your support, mines a large Malbec if you please!

Timothy aka Les_Pamplemousse.