London Broncos fan to run the London Marathon : Thu Apr 14, 2016 1:08 pm  

Dear all, I want to ask a very big favour on behalf of my son Luke, who is a fellow London Broncos fan. Luke is running the London Marathon this month with the aim of raising funds for the Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association ( PSPA). PSP is a neurological disorder with similarities to Parkinson’s Disease, and at any one time there are thought to be 4,000 sufferers in the UK. Loss of nerve cells in the brain leads to difficulties with movement, vision, balance, speech and swallowing. It is the disease the comedy actor Dudley Moore had ( I'm sure those of a similar vintage to myself will remember him - young 'uns will have to ask their grandparents!) , and at present there is no cure. The PSP Association offers information and support to sufferers and their families, and funds research into treatments and ultimately a cure for PSP. This is Luke’s first crack at running a marathon having run the Royal Parks half marathon a couple of times - he would gratefully appreciate ANY donations / sponsorship from the RL community. I’ve included a link to his Just Giving website and a link to the PSPA, https://www.justgiving.com/Luke-Courtney2 http://www.pspassociation.org.uk/ Many thanks , All the best, Rob

Dear all, I want to ask a very big favour on behalf of my son Luke, who is a fellow London Broncos fan. Luke is running the London Marathon this month with the aim of raising funds for the Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association ( PSPA). PSP is a neurological disorder with similarities to Parkinson’s Disease, and at any one time there are thought to be 4,000 sufferers in the UK. Loss of nerve cells in the brain leads to difficulties with movement, vision, balance, speech and swallowing. It is the disease the comedy actor Dudley Moore had ( I'm sure those of a similar vintage to myself will remember him - young 'uns will have to ask their grandparents!) , and at present there is no cure. The PSP Association offers information and support to sufferers and their families, and funds research into treatments and ultimately a cure for PSP. This is Luke’s first crack at running a marathon having run the Royal Parks half marathon a couple of times - he would gratefully appreciate ANY donations / sponsorship from the RL community. I’ve included a link to his Just Giving website and a link to the PSPA, https://www.justgiving.com/Luke-Courtney2 http://www.pspassociation.org.uk/ Many thanks , All the best, Rob

Re: London Broncos fan to run the London Marathon : Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:48 am  

Looks like a few Broncos supporters are chipping in. Good luck to him.

Re: London Broncos fan to run the London Marathon : Fri Apr 22, 2016 12:22 pm  

Just wanted to say a quick thanks to all who have sponsored Luke so far, and that there's still time to make a donation at his JustGiving website. Any and all will be gratefully received, https://www.justgiving.com/Luke-Courtney2 Many thanks all, Best wishes, Rob

Just wanted to say a quick thanks to all who have sponsored Luke so far, and that there's still time to make a donation at his JustGiving website. Any and all will be gratefully received, https://www.justgiving.com/Luke-Courtney2 Many thanks all, Best wishes, Rob

Re: London Broncos fan to run the London Marathon : Sat Apr 23, 2016 2:31 pm  

Good luck to him, I hope it all goes well.

Re: London Broncos fan to run the London Marathon : Mon Apr 25, 2016 10:15 am  

Dear all, Just to let you know that Luke competed the London Marathon yesterday in a time of 4 hour 31 minutes - he had been aiming for about 4 hours but twisted his knee a bit around the 18-19 mile mark, and that slowed him down a bit! Many thanks to all for your support, interest and sponsorship! Steve has very kindly featured Luke on the front page of the LBSA website. http://www.lbsa.org.uk/ Best wishes, Rob

Dear all, Just to let you know that Luke competed the London Marathon yesterday in a time of 4 hour 31 minutes - he had been aiming for about 4 hours but twisted his knee a bit around the 18-19 mile mark, and that slowed him down a bit! Many thanks to all for your support, interest and sponsorship! Steve has very kindly featured Luke on the front page of the LBSA website. http://www.lbsa.org.uk/ Best wishes, Rob

Re: London Broncos fan to run the London Marathon : Mon Apr 25, 2016 11:45 am  

Not a bad time

Re: London Broncos fan to run the London Marathon : Mon Apr 25, 2016 2:24 pm  

Well done to him and such a good charity to run for.