5 marathons in 5 days in 5 cities

Aim

We are running 5 marathons in 5 days in 5 cities to raise funds and awareness for two charities - Medi Tech Trust and Motor Neurone Disease

Phoebe Watson, Leah Heath and Reece Gibb are running 26.2 miles in Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester, Oxford and London on 5 consecutive days from 30th April - 4th May 2025.  

If you can, please donate, however small.  All donations will be equally divided between both worthy charities - Medi Tech Trust and the Motor Neurone Disease Association.  Both charities wish them every success in achieving such a formidable and challenging target.

If you like, come to support us on our various runs down the country! Check this page nearer the day for fuller details.

Why are we doing this?  Phoebe says: “My Dad’s a bit of a hero, although he would be the last to admit it!  He's dedicated his life to medicine, saving countless lives as a urological surgeon and is the proud owner of the world’s worst dad jokes. To add to his accomplishments, he helped launch a UK registered charity in 2002 called Medi Tech Trust [MTT].  It is dedicated to donating equipment and supplies to medical institutions; arranging training courses for surgeons in low resource countries; and advancing health care education in the community. Medical equipment and surgical consumables worth many millions have already been donated to hospitals in the UK and overseas.”

“In 2022 this fit and healthy man started noticing spasms in his arms, slight muscle twitches and extreme weight loss. After some nagging, he saw the doctors and received the shockingly devastating news that he had Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Although he can’t operate anymore and despite the diagnosis, he still travels overseas to share his urological knowledge.”

Please click on https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8n7q305mzo to learn more.

Everyone is welcome to join us for the run through London on May 4th, more details to follow!

This project successfully funded on 25th January 2025