£490.00 Raised Target: £500.00
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About Alex Blakeman

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What do you get if you cross a non-runner with a half-marathon… hopefully a few quid for charity and no Hyrox / Paula Ratcliffe incidents!

I‘m raising money for Longfield Hospice who looked after my stepdad, Max in his final weeks. It’s a wonderful organisation that provides amazing care and support.

If you have a virtual fiver or two spare, I’d be hugely grateful.

Much love

Alex

Fundraising Information

This fundraising page benefits the following good cause:

Longfield Community Hospice

We support adults with life-limiting illness from their diagnosis onwards. We help people to understand and manage their illness, to cope with its impact on their lives, as well as supporting them to live well. Importantly, we support family and carers too. We provide a Hospice at Home service, enabling people in the last three months of life to stay at home if that is their choice. Our services also include help for families to deal effectively with their grief, and education for other professionals who are looking after people at the end of life. We sum up the benefits of what we offer as ‘Living well; Dying well; Caring well’.

All of Longfield’s services are free and most are provided at our beautiful Wellbeing Centre in Minchinhampton. Some, including Wellbeing Workshops, Fatigue & Breathlessness and Bereavement Groups, are increasingly being offered at community venues, closer to where people live. Currently, 85% of the charity’s income comes from the general public, through our 20 shops, our weekly lottery, voluntary donations, gifts in Wills and a host of fundraising events and activities. 

The charity employs around 145 people but is also highly dependent on volunteers. Over 400 people volunteer for us each year; across every department – at the hospice itself, at our events and in our shops and warehouse. 

Registration Number: 298627
Website: https://www.longfield.org.uk/
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About Stroud Half Marathon 2026

Stroud Half Marathon is a great event for a super fast time.  It is suitable for racers, recreational runners and novices alike

The race starts and finishes on Cainscross Road, adjacent to Marling School playing field.
Car parks are situated around Stroud (some of them are free of charge on a Sunday)  Maximum walk time is approximately 10-15 minutes. 
Sat Nav Postcodes -
Cheapside Carpark (by Station) - GL5 3BL
Cainscross Carpark - GL5 4JQ
London Road - GL5 2AP.
There is NO parking available at Marling School (Race Start or Finish)

RACE  INFO
Sunday 25th October 
Start Time: 09:00hrs
Location: Marling School, Cainscross Road, Stroud, GL54HE
UKA Licence Number: tbc
DRINK STATIONS
Cups will be provided at all drink stations and at the finish for all runners.

EVENT PACERS
The RaceNation Events volunteer pacers will be present to help you get around the course in a certain time, they will be easily recognisable wearing pacer flags.  Feel free to have a chat with them before the race if you are hoping to stick with them, they’ll be happy to answer any questions you may have.
The pacer times are 1hr 30mins / 1hr 45mins / 2hrs / 2hrs 15mins / 2hrs 30mins / 2hrs 45mins

USING HEADPHONES WHILST RUNNING
UKA Rule T55 S5 permits the use of bone conducting headphones only. 
For this event we WILL allow the use of Bone Conducting Headphones, but we will NOT allow the use of in ear headphones or those that are not bone conducting.
The Event Organisers will have no responsibility should this rule be ignored. Please do not risk our ability to be granted a future licence.  
Runners seen to be wearing in-ear/ non bone conducting headphones will be disqualified by the Event Organisers.

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Event Type
Half Marathon
Stroud
United Kingdom
Starts
25th Oct 2026
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Recent Donations

Jamie

22 Oct

£10.00

"Rooting for you mate! Wonderful, such a worthy charity xx"

Kathleen Harrison

21 Oct

£10.00

"Well done Alex, go well, you can do it x"

Mrs Marlene E Hill

20 Oct

£10.00

"Good luck Alex for running the Stroud Half Marathon. "

Eve

20 Oct

£20.00

"Good luck Alex !! You can do this ! Eve "

Jenny Gwilliam

20 Oct

£10.00

"Well Done and good luck xx "

Joy and Allan (friends of Mum!)

20 Oct

£10.00

"Good luck!"

Maggie

20 Oct

£10.00

"Good luck Alex, you got this !! "

Sue W

20 Oct

£10.00

"Good luck, sure you will do well for this worthy charity XX"

Judy Scarle

18 Oct

£20.00

Alex, good luck with the Stroud Half Marathon next weekend. Longfield Hospice is such a worthwhile cause to sponsor and your dad ...

Mike

15 Oct

£10.00

No message

Dawn Oliveri

15 Oct

£20.00

"Good luck Alex!! You’ve got this!! "

Mum

15 Oct

£50.00

"So proud of very proud of you! Dad and Max would be too. Put your positive pants on and keep on running "

The Stopfords

27 Sep

£50.00

No message

The Listons

26 Sep

£20.00

"Good luck Alex, you will be fab!! Love from The Listons x"

Ema Pullin

26 Sep

£20.00

"Good luck Alex! Love the Pullins xx"

Jol and Tilda

26 Sep

£10.00

"You can do it!!! Clench those cheeks tight!!! "

Rupert Woodard

26 Sep

£20.00

"Good luck Alex !"

Jess

26 Sep

£20.00

"Run, Forest, run!"

Leaf

26 Sep

£20.00

No message

Holly

26 Sep

£50.00

"Go smash it Alex! It’s ok- we’ll look after you hobbling around in the weeks after "

Rosa

26 Sep

£10.00

No message

Beatriz Blakeman

26 Sep

£50.00

"Go smash it Hubby! And if you do shit yourself, don’t worry I’ll Film it for you. Xx"

Josephine Ashby

26 Sep

"Well done Alex, great effort but probably still easier than bedtimes. Xx"


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