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Dec & Seb - Thames Source to Sea

Event dates: –

Declan Lawlor is raising money for The Lord's Taverners

My story

"Pure mad idea: want to try and do Thames path source to sea, 184 miles in 4 days?"

This is how it starts, a message out the blue from my mate Seb. Maybe he asked some of his ultra-runner friends first, but I was the only one dumb enough to agree. No, I'm not an ultra runner. Actually the furthest I've ever run in one go is around 20 miles and, somehow, in July this year I will be dragging myself 46 miles per day for 4 days.

The lockdowns, as a result of the pandemic, have made me realise how much I rely on sport to maintain my general wellbeing. Sadly, for some people, taking part in sport and other recreational activities is not an option even outside of Covid times. The Lord's Taverners create a range of opportunities for young disabled people and those from deprived areas to engage in sport and recreational activities in their local communities. Their programmes support some of the most marginalised and at-risk young people in the UK.

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My updates

I'm gutted to say that, after completing 94 miles across two days, we made the difficult, but sensible, decision to go no further with our Thames Path run.

Almost all of yesterday's 40 miles were done in complete agony and continuing on any further will increase the risk of long term damage. We threw absolutely everything at it, but it wasn't enough.

THANK YOU for all your amazing donations and messages of support. I'm completely overwhelmed by the generosity you've all shown and it fills me with happiness knowing how much this is going to help people that are suffering unfortunate situations.

Thank you again and take care,
Dec & Seb

TP184 Day 2: Oxford to Reading

65.6km distance
10:49:30 time
9:31min/km speed

TP184 Day 1: Kemble to Oxford

99.8km distance
11:50:31 time
6:15min/km speed

It's all getting very real now.. 14 hours to go.

For any Londoners willing to join us along the river on Monday, here are some rough timings:

Kingston Bridge 0900
Putney SW15 1LB - 1100
Tate Modern Garden SE1 9TG - 1400
Thames Barrier Gate 1700

2 DAYS TO GO!

Thank you all so much for your donations. It's going to genuinely help a lot of people and what a feeling that brings.

Here is the day by day itinerary:

Day 1 - 9th July
85KM - Source of the Thames ➡️ Oxford

Day 2 - 10th July
66.5KM - Oxford ➡️ Reading

Day 3 - 11th July
90KM - Reading ➡️ Hampton Wick

Day 4 - 12th July
51KM - Hampton Wick ➡️ Thames Barrier Gate

Charity

The Lord's Taverners

Charity number: 306054

Activity tracker

5 7 2 . 2 km Total distance ran
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Recent donations

Jake

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Rob V

£10.00

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Respect!

Matt Billing

£92.00

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Mike P

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

Great effort Declan, recover well!

Alex Clark

£10.00

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You are insane!

Steve Jacobs

£10.00

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Fantastic effort Dec!

Dave Y

£10.00

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Well done. Amazing effort.

John

£16.54

Brilliant effort. Happy to support you - it's not a challenge if you'll definitely complete it. Glad you got good advice, and glad you took it!

Peter Matthews

£30.00

+ £7.50 Gift Aid

Fantastic effort

Mike Radford

£20.00

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I’ve walked 40 miles in a day, sod running it day after day. You’ll beat it next time :)

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