2011: A broken back. 2012: Fighting back. A 220 mile run in 8 days.

We are Vicky and Anna - two young ladies from Surrey who have decided to take on the epic challenge of running from Paris to London (including Paris and London official marathons) in April. We’ve chosen to fundraise for Aspire because Vicky narrowly avoided a spinal cord injury in February last year when she was hit by a falling rock whilst rock climbing in Patagonia. She was really lucky to survive, let alone be walking and now running, so in true Anna and Vicky fashion we’ve decided to go all out and organise this event ourselves. Our aim is to raise £5,000 for Aspire and Back Up, both UK spinal injury charities, and in so doing, inspire others to do something they never thought possible. Because, in all honesty, last year neither of us would have dreamt we’d be undertaking the challenge of a lifetime now!

So far we’ve had to overcome many obstacles – unsurprisingly injury has been our most worrying problem but that’s what you get for training for a marathon, let alone 8. We’ve booked our accommodation and worked out the logistics and now just have to hope that everything else goes to plan. We’re really lucky that we have a group of kind friends who will be supporting us on route. That said, if you happen to live between Paris and London (via Dieppe, Newhaven, Gatwick and Croydon) then please come out and support us. We’ll be posting regularly on our website and twitter so everyone will be able to keep up with our progress.

We’re making great progress with fundraising and have been overwhelmed by the generosity of people. We are currently at £3849.50, so still a way to go, but with a month before the challenge we’re confident we can fulfil our pledge to Aspire and Back Up. If you’d like to help us reach our target you can make a donation here.



Thank you in advance for your support with our challenge. If you’d like to get in touch with any questions/running tips/fundraising advice then please do so via our website.