My name is Verity and I’m running Stroud half marathon with one of my oldest and closest friends, Hannah. This will be Hannah’s first half marathon, but I’m no stranger to racing, having done a full distance Ironman in 2023. I’m not a speedy runner and never have been (which is ok!), but for this race, I’m going to challenge myself to finish in a sub 2 hour - or as near to the 2 hour mark as I can possibly get). My quickest half was a 2:25:15, so I need to take a fair bit of time off!
I’m running Stroud half in memory of a great man, Alasdair Pettifer, who was sadly taken from us in February of this year. Alasdair, and his wife Deborah, were wonderfully supported by Longfield in the last weeks of his life. Alasdair loved to challenge himself and others and is deeply missed. Any donation is greatly appreciated and goes to Longfield.
