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Matthew Cregan

London Landmarks Half Marathon 2025

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Final month update

Friday 7th Mar
I hHiya all I hope you are well, thank you all for the support thus far I'm so grateful!! Most important thing for me is to make a difference so please talk to you loved ones, start conversations that may be difficult to have but need to be had.
An update on my training it's going well still working on strengthening my knee back to what it once was so taking it slow and pacing myself. 
Thank you again 💙

I’m Running - But why?

Thursday 5th Sep
Mental health is such a huge thing in my life for many reasons 
There is no other place to start than my incredible sister - one of many Mental Health professionals who are all absolute hero’s in my eyes as they should be in yours too, 
Secondly as a Professional Chef and someone who’s been in hospitality many years, I have seen first hand the affect high stress and pressure environments can have on people. The importance of togetherness in this kind of environment is imperative. 
Thirdly I’d be lying if I said my journey was easy and I’d never doubted myself. All the way back to school when for years I was told I wasn’t good enough, all because I couldn’t spell or write very well and my memory was so poor only to be 15 years old and told I was dyslexic, something these are all  symptoms of. Even now working in a kitchen when sometimes it just isn’t your day and things go wrong it can be hard to pick up and go again, but together as chefs, that is what we do pick each other up, when they are down. 
Finally, I guess tying everything together. Sometimes you see people crying - would you assume that are sad? Probably, but what about the saying “tears of joy” 
Maybe you see someone laughing, they could just be “laughing the pain away” 
At the end of the day we never know 100% what anyone else is going though. 
More than anything 
I hope that if by running this half marathon I can start even 1 conversion that may help only 1 person then this whole journey I’m about to begin will be worth every second or sweat and tears I’m sure it will contain. 
Thank you all in advance for the support 
Love Matthew ❤️

Thank you to my Sponsors

£180.20

Anonymous

£27.05

Elissa & Andrew

£11.33

Lou

Good luck Matthew x

£10

Elin

Best of luck Matthew! Such a great cause and an amazing race to be doing. Can’t wait to be out there running too 🏃🏼‍♀️

£50

Mum And Dad

Keep going. Lots of love mum and dad

£26.63

Georgia Baines

You’re doing this for such a great cause- one very close to my heart- thank you xx

£25

Emily And Tom

Proud of you ❤️

£5.33

Assem K

£15

Kieran Best

Good luck mate!

£10

Melanie Best

Good luck Matthew for a very worthy cause. Mel & Chris xx

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