Mr Elliott Dorey ran his first ever marathon, who finished in an amazing 3hrs 11minutes which was in the top twenty. His fantastic efforts has meant that he raised over £500 for the charity which will help fund 1 year of exercise classes for our members.
The charity was fortunate to gain sponsorship from Fox to pay for a relay team and with thanks to Logan McGhee Fitness we were able to field two teams of runners in the Relay. The “Fox Jersey Hearts” team of runners had a superb run finishing in 10th place. The “Logan McGhee Fitness Jersey Hearts” team finished in a very credible time of just over 4 hours.
The Virtual London Marathon was also held Sunday and Tracey Jeanne, who had heart surgery only 6 months ago, decided to walk the marathon with her friend. The pair managed to complete the 26.2 mile walk in a very speedy 7 hours and have managed to raise over £300, a sum that will help fund further training for local Cardiac nurses.
The Jersey Heart Support Group would like to say a big thank you to all our fundraisers taking part in both marathons and also to Fox for sponsoring a relay team and together helping to boost the charities fundraising by Charlotte McCann, Chair of JHSG thanked all of the participants fundraising for JHSG:
“a huge thank you to our dedicated team for raising these important funds, they have raised an amazing £1800, which would cover the cost of purchasing and placing a defibrillator in a accessible public location for example. Every penny of these funds will be spent on Island to support Cardiac Care in Jersey, keeping local hearts beating”.