I’m running the London Marathon 2025 to raise awareness!
I’ve had Asthma my whole life and although it used to stop me from taking part in sports like cross country, I never really took it too seriously or struggled very badly. Just before COVID-19 I suffered from quite a serious Asthma attack which meant during lockdown I was classed as ‘high-risk’ and had to isolate with my Grandparents.
During this time, I decided to try running. My first run didn’t last more than a kilometre and I got home struggling to breathe and cried because it was probably the first time I realised how much of an impact it had on my life. It’s safe to say that due to feeling so deflated I didn’t carry on running.
I started working for a new company in 2023 and came across an individual who dedicated a lot of his time to running ultra marathons. I genuinely couldn’t imagine anything worse than putting yourself through something, even he didn’t consider enjoyable. However, it was stated in a conversation later down the line that running was in fact a mental battle and the mental reward outweighed the endurance of the run itself. So, that night I went to gym, jumped on a treadmill an attempted my first 5k. It took me 47 minutes, I hated every minute of it, my breathing was in no way controlled, and I was so happy it was over but, realising afterwards that I just ran 5k and I didn’t collapse was a huge achievement.
My running journey from then on hasn’t been my most favourite
experience to look back on, it has consisted of A LOT of tears, and a lot of
anger. I think it’s so frustrating because Asthma is completely different for everyone.
My partner needed a blue inhaler once when he was younger, but I depend on mine
throughout my day-to-day life. I have never understood how some people can just
run 5k and not struggle afterwards or have to think about every breath they take
or can jump up and smash it out in less than 20 minutes. It can be so
debilitating to try and explain to someone why you can’t just breathe normally and because it’s not always visible it’s not always taken seriously.
So instead of being angry about it, I thought I’d challenge myself to a Marathon. This is going to be one of the worst decisions I have ever made, but the mental game is stronger than the physical one and I’m determined to prove it’s not as impossible as I once thought it might be.
Every minute someone in the UK is diagnosed with a lung condition. Asthma can be deadly and in 2019 it was estimated that globally, 461,000 people died from Asthma, that’s more than 1000 per day.
Just £22 allows one of Asthma + Lung UK's nurses to answer a call on the Helpline, offering potentially lifesaving advice. I'd be very grateful for any donations you could make!
Thank you to my Sponsors
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Frozen Lemonz
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Jack Mullaney
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Tara Green
Mega congrats Hannah x
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Neal Hunt
Great cause and well done!
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Karen Ball
Good luck
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Jamie Hillard
Good luck today!
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Joshua
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Rudi Lennon
Best of luck Hannah 🫶🏼💖
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Jake Jackson
You’ve got this Han!!! So proud of you 💪🏼♥️
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Emma Gardner
Good luck Hannah!!
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Tom Coleman
Go smash it Han!!
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Andrew Gillan
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Linda Beck
Good Luck Hannah, great cause.
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John And Doreen Minshull
Good luck Hannah. Go girl 😊👍❤️
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Nick Howells
Well done Hannah Chilvers - very very well done
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Emily Shingles
Go smash it !!!!
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Becky Hill
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Laura Mckinlay
Good luck Hannah and congrats for getting this far xx
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Joseph Dama
Good luck hannah!
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Christine Wigham
Good luck Hannah 🙌
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Lily Rowles
Gonna do amazing xxxx
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Dave J
Amazing work Hannah! Best of luck 😁
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Daniel Adams
Good luck Han
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Ryan
Good Luck Hannah!!!!!
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Keisha Barnes
Go smash it !! Love from Connor and Keisha xx
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Claire Gibson
Good luck Hannah, sure you’ll smash it xx
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Ayla Munro
Good luck Hannah! Hope you enjoy the experience, I’m sure you’ll smash it 🥰👟🥇
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From Wilbo & Immy Xxxx
Go smash it lovely💚
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Beth Leese
You’ll smash it Han! ❤️
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Robert A Chilvers
Go Spannah and Jake
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Fran Showman
Good luck Hannah!
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Judith Jones
All the best, for a very good cause x
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Mu Wells
As one asthmatic to another , good luck
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Margaret Hornby
You can do this 👍
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Readman Family
Good Luck Hannah!
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Carole Summersgill
Good luck Hannah keep positive
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Justine Lomas
Good luck!
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Anthony Dowell
Go smash it Han 👊🏻🏃♀️
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Rosie & Benj
Smash it Han !!!!! Xx
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Sam Chilvers
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Claire Varetto
You go girl!!! So proud of you 😘
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Matthew Varetto
Good Luck Han! Run Forrest Run!!! Love Matt, Chloe & Lily x
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Eileen & Paul Xx
Very proud of all your hard work Go girl! Love from G and G xxxx
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Emma Coleman
Smash it Han!💪
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Kate C
Smash it Han!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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John & Susan Salmon
Good luck & best wishes 😀
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Peter Varetto
Good luck Hannah. Hope the weather is kind to you. Pete and Judith XX
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Julie Lightley
Best of luck Hannah!
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Andrew Coleman
Running (at my age anyway) is a mugs game. But run on and don’t worry about a time just run.
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David Johnson
Rather you than me!
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Katie Dale
Good Luck Hannah! I feel your pain girl🤍
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Helen & Nick
Good luck Hannah! xx
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