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Kurtis Marsden
1  year  Mo Bro

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Target: £1,000
raised £479 since 2024
My motivation
Fundraising for cause areas including:
Mental health and suicide prevention
Prostate cancer

Movember is the leading charity changing the face of men's health, and this Movember I'm joining them. Together we can make a difference for men's health – in prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention. Help me stop men dying too young.

I've spent over 4 years being unable to exercise properly without excruciating pain waiting for an operation of which I have recently had, this has meant I've become extremely unhealthy and unfit. I've played Rugby once since Covid and even that was a real struggle (even more than when I was actually fit). It's really important to me to get back and play a few games of Rugby before I get too old, I've massively missed it. When I left the Armed Forces after 6 years I felt like I was completely on my own, I didn't have too many friends in the area. I had a lot of spare time on my own in my flat, money was difficult, my relationships were difficult and I ultimately felt like I didn't have much of a reason to be around. If it wasn't for joining Devizes Rugby club and playing a few seasons for them from 2016 to 2020 I'm unsure where I'd be. The power of sport is incredible, I love the competitiveness, the banter amongst the lads and the social aspect of it all. Not taking part in that has affected me massively.

Suicide isn't something I've felt like I've been close to but it's something that has affected me personally in recent years and I've known of lads from my military career who aren't around anymore who have taken their own life.

Cancer has also been a large part of my life losing family members to various different types, there is always someone you know who is in that battle and the more we can do the better.

So the challenge is pretty simple, run 5k per day or complete 150km worth of running via Strava for the month of November and try and grow a honking moustache which my partner Emma will absolutely adore.

Disclaimer, if I don't complete this. I'll donate £1,000 to charity on top of what I manage to raise.

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Previous year's posts
98 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Phil Harrison
£10

Great effort for a great cause - good luck mate! Phil

Previous year's donations
98 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Phil Harrison
£10

Great effort for a great cause - good luck mate! Phil

99 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Jade Johnston
£10

Good luck and well done!

99 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Jade Johnston
£10

Good luck and well done!

99 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Harry Minhas
£10

Well done for doing this Kurtis. Wishing you all the best with the challenge!

99 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Harry Minhas
£10

Well done for doing this Kurtis. Wishing you all the best with the challenge!

100 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Lisa Gatland
£20
100 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Lisa Gatland
£20
101 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Alan Cain
£50

Good luck mate, you can do it, you can also look ridiculous ;)

101 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Alan Cain
£50

Good luck mate, you can do it, you can also look ridiculous ;)

Previous year's activities
101 Week(s) Ago
I ran 2 km00:12:00

Finished the 5km for the day

101 Week(s) Ago
I ran 2 km00:12:00

Finished the 5km for the day

101 Week(s) Ago
I ran 3 km00:20:00

Struggling with my ankle/achilles.

101 Week(s) Ago
I ran 3 km00:20:00

Struggling with my ankle/achilles.

101 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Sophie Malone
£23

Great work, Kurtis!

101 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Sophie Malone
£23

Great work, Kurtis!

101 Week(s) Ago
I ran 5 km00:32:00

Another tricky one. 22 to go.

101 Week(s) Ago
I ran 5 km00:32:00

Another tricky one. 22 to go.

101 Week(s) Ago
I ran 5 km00:38:00

Achilles in bits but done

101 Week(s) Ago
I ran 5 km00:38:00

Achilles in bits but done

101 Week(s) Ago
I ran 5 km00:28:31

Post work. Time coming down.

101 Week(s) Ago
I ran 5 km00:28:31

Post work. Time coming down.

101 Week(s) Ago
I ran 5 km00:31:00

Post London trip slog. 26 to go.

101 Week(s) Ago
I ran 5 km00:31:00

Post London trip slog. 26 to go.

101 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Tim Wilkinson
£15
101 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Tim Wilkinson
£15
101 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Jeremy Smith
£23

Well done. Kurtis, some great causes. Best of luck with the running and the 'tache. Jez

101 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Jeremy Smith
£23

Well done. Kurtis, some great causes. Best of luck with the running and the 'tache. Jez

102 Week(s) Ago
I ran 5 km01:27:00

Nasty one. Half run half walk.

102 Week(s) Ago
I ran 5 km01:27:00

Nasty one. Half run half walk.

102 Week(s) Ago
I ran 5 km00:31:00

Rough one today.

102 Week(s) Ago
I ran 5 km00:31:00

Rough one today.

102 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
David Gould
£10

Great cause - well done!

102 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
David Gould
£10

Great cause - well done!

102 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Louise Gale
£15

Well done, Kurtis. You've got this!

102 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Louise Gale
£15

Well done, Kurtis. You've got this!

102 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Joanne Tick
£10

I love a good moustache :)

102 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Joanne Tick
£10

I love a good moustache :)

102 Week(s) Ago
I ran 5 km00:33:00

A really slow one but got out there

102 Week(s) Ago
I ran 5 km00:33:00

A really slow one but got out there

102 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Jeff Street
£23

You'll do anything not to sit down bud ! Good luck.

102 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
an anonymous supporter
£37
102 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Matt Fitzgerald
£20

Fantastic cause Kurtis, good on you for doing it!

Not sure what I’m looking forward to most, seeing how much money you raise by the end of Nov or updating all your work photos and passes with the new Mo photo!

102 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Terry Lewis
£23

Good luck perhaps it might remind you that we are decent folk at LMG!
Cheers

102 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Reilly Willis-Gil
£20

Good luck, Kurtis! Sure you will smash it!

102 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Rachel Avenell
£10

Good luck - am also taking on a Movember challenge (only 60km during November mind!) so give me a shout if you want a buddy on a lunchtime run near the office!

Rachel

102 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Linda Smith
£10

Good luck Kurtis

102 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Hollie Walsh
£15

Good Luck Poirot
H x

102 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Lisa Rathmell
£25

Good luck! I know you can do it :-)

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