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James Boultby

London Marathon 2025

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I’m running the London Marathon 2025 to fight for lung health!

Every minute, someone in the UK is diagnosed with a lung condition. I want to make a difference. I'm running the London Marathon 2025 for Asthma + Lung UK, the only UK charity that fights for everyone’s right to breathe. Every pound I'm able to raise will take us a step closer to a world where everyone has healthy lungs.

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!

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My Goal

£2,000

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Wow!!

Thursday 13th Jun
Blown away that I've raised £500 after only a week, over a quarter of the way towards my target, Thank you everyone that has donated so far.

Why???

Thursday 6th Jun
Why have I decided to run the London Marathon, And why did I chose Team Breathe. Read below to get an understanding.

I myself have suffered with asthma since I was a child, many family members suffer with asthma and other lung conditions, as do many of my friends, this is why I chose to run for Asthma + Lung UK in the London marathon and show that even with a lung condition such as asthma it is possible.
Now to the reason why the London marathon. Well firstly London is one of favourite cities. But, over the last 5 months I’ve started to think more about my health. I’m at the gym 4 to 5 times a week, I go for a 2 mile walk most days, I’m eating more healthier and I’ve almost lost 3 stone in body fat (I was nearly 20 Stone). A couple of months ago I was talking to a lifestyle coach, and he asked me what my goal was for losing weight.
Now the original goal was to lose weight for my impending wedding in and get in better shape for our holiday to Turkey immediately after the wedding. Both of which have now been and gone. I needed a goal that was more long term and would keep me motivated to lose more weight and continue getting in better shape.
Back in April this year, the week of this years London marathon I was at the excel centre in London, where this years London marathon show was on and everyone was turning up to collect their bib numbers for this years marathon. Jokingly my boss who I was with said “come on, shall we sign up.” I laughed and thought there was no bloody way I could complete the London marathon, I'm overweight, I have asthma (The excuse I have always used) Then a few days later after the marathon I was scrolling through tik tok, and it was full of people sharing their marathon journey, people like me, people who were overweight, people who had asthma. And the more I watched, the more I realised that you don’t need to be an elite athlete to complete it. You just need to train well and have the determination and endurance to complete it.
And then it dawned on me that maybe that is my long term goal to keep me motivated after the wedding and the holiday. So late one night, I started applying, I entered the ballot and applied to Asthma + Lung UK.
Then, ironically on the last day of my holiday in Turkey, I received an email from Asthma + lung UK “Hey James, welcome to Team Breathe for the London marathon 2025”

And that's where we are now.

Thank you to my Sponsors

£5.25

Beverley Shaw

Good Luck… do it for your Mum x x

£23.10

Siobhan, Kaisee And Camron

So proud of you james We love you and were behind you ❤️🩷💙

£7.35

Gurmeet Singh Banga

Good luck you will smash it!

£10.50

Catherine Chadwick

£10.50

Magda Swiecicka

£40

Roz Wright

Good luck!

£100

Jason Gallagher

Good luck to you James.

£126

Gina Boultby

You can do this James ,,, proud of you x Lov mum x

£7.35

Anonymous

£10

Sarah Mcgugan

Good luck!!

£100

Martin Newell

Supporting both you and your cause. Great to see you taking your health seriously and with such an incredible target. Go get em tiger!!!

£3.15

Sophia Buckler

£23.10

Andy Rossi

£26.25

Adam Garratt

£84

Di Trout

Go James you can do this with you all the way xxxxx

£23.10

Sue Smith

Good luck James you'll smash it xx

£25

Andy B

Well done James. Go smash it.

£10.50

Hannah Eogers

Good luck

£15.75

Shaun Waudby

£52.50

David Mansfield

£42

Sophie Evans

£23.10

Debs

Know you got this James ! x

£7.35

Meri Atanasova

£30

Halyna Boultby

So proud of you I know you will smash it

£105

Andrew Mccrea

Get stuck in lad!

£7.35

Tony Perez

£7.35

Edvard Lanyi

Good luck James

£3.15

Karen

Sorry not much but every little helps lol. Good luck and well done x

£5

Jenson Daubrah-scott

Go and smash it mate x

£27.35

James Boultby

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