The 2024 London Marathon included 2 runners from Gregory Abrams Davidson Solicitors – Jackie Thomas who was a first time runner and Jonathan Abrams who took on the challenge for the second time.
Whilst Jonathan’s place was secured through a ballot entry, Jackie was running for the Macmillan Cancer charity, a cause very close to her heart as her father-in-law was cared for by Macmillan nurses during his illness with cancer.
The 26.2 mile run was an incredible feat for both runners and Jackie and Jonathan achieved their personal bests, with Jonathan completing his run in 3hours 37 minutes, an incredible improvement of 20 minutes on his first run in 2017.
Regarding the gruelling training programme Jackie commented; ‘The 16 week training was a huge commitment, especially through the winter months, and it has really tested my resilience.’
Jackie raised over £2751 for the charity and has been humbled by the support she received.
On the day, Jonathan felt the energy and warmth of the crowd and said the encouragement and positivity helped him enormously to cross the finish line.
According to runnersworld.com, this year the Marathon saw 53,000 runners making it the largest London Marathon since 1981, with 44 record breakers in a range of categories.
Colleagues and team members at GAD congratulated them, with Gregory Abrams, CEO saying ‘We are incredibly proud and impressed by their dedication to this enormous mental and physical achievement.’
