Victoria Mertins

Great North Run 2024

I’m running The Great North Run in the fight for breath!

Every minute, someone in the UK is diagnosed with lung disease. I want to make a difference. I'm running The Great North Run 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 could go towards Health Care Advisors and Respiratory Specialists supporting someone with the information they need to live well.

Any support would be amazing in my fight for lung health! 

My Achievements

My Updates

What a day!!!

Monday 9th Sep
Bit of a wet one but that didn’t dampen the spirits of runners and spectators. 

New PB to go with

Training Completed

Friday 6th Sep
Thats it.  Training is done, bags are packed!! here to go we are almost at victory lap day

Beacon parkrun today

Saturday 10th Aug
Nice and steady

New parkrun PB!!!

Wednesday 7th Aug
Perry Hall parkrun did me good.  New parkrun PB of 30.26!!

12k done

Monday 29th Jul
Beautiful morning today. Not many people about. 

New PB!

Sunday 28th Jul
Alvaston parkrun today. New parkrun PB and Strava 5k PB!!

Will I get a sub 30 next parkrun?

Congleton Parkrun

Saturday 20th Jul
Was hoping to get a sub 30 parkrun today, however it wasn’t meant to be. I did get a couple of PRs on mile 1 & 2. So not a totally disappointed morning

It’s been a busy few days

Monday 15th Jul
Was in London end of last week so did a few miles walking.  Nice hilly parkrun Saturday, 10k almost with a PB on Sunday and a very wet rainy 5 mile club run Monday. Think I’ll have a rest for a few days now 😝

10k run

Wednesday 10th Jul
Added to club run today to get an extra in

New 5k PB

Monday 8th Jul
Nice new 5k PB to kick off the weekend 

30:59!!

Steady run

Monday 1st Jul
5:30 alarm today 🥴 5k before work

Cannock Chase parkrun

Saturday 29th Jun
32:30! 2 seconds within a PB! Urgh

Back to it

Monday 27th May
Today I ran 11 miles!! First long run since the stafford half marathon back in March. 

How times have changed!!

Wednesday 14th Feb
To think I’d ever get excited to be running a half marathon is just crazy!! So pleased to be running on behalf of this amazing charity. 

Thank you to my Sponsors

£15.75

Daniel Clay

Smashed it <3

£5

Anonymous

£26.25

Adam Wootten

Well done!

£13.10

Matthew Greensill

Well done Vick xx

£52.50

Mark Greensill

Well done sticktoria

£10.50

Lynn Marley

£10

Michelle Cole

Good Luck Vicky xx

£10

Nicholas Wilmer

**INSERT ENCOURAGING WORDS HERE**

£21

Neil Chan

New PB incoming 💪 Good luck Vicky!

£23.10

Justin Mabbutt

Best of luck 🙂

£15

Hayley Booker

Best of luck, you'll smash it! xXx

£10

Lydia Heath

Best of luck. Go smash it.

£15

Claire Montford

Good luck, you will smash it, proud of you xx

£10

Andy Drain

£23.10

David Knight

Go for it!

£52.50

Lewis Moore

£20

Jason Pugh

£31.50

Simon Marvell

Good luck Merts!

£15.75

Louisa Elizabeth

You’ve got this! Xx

£23.10

Lizzie

Good luck! You'll be ace!

£10

Rachel Thomson

Good luck!!

£23.10

Simon Jenkinson

Good luck!

£23.10

Libby

£10.50

Andy Ryan

£23.10

Craig

You are going to be amazing!

£10.50

Anonymous

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