Claire Altmann

Edinburgh Marathon Festival 2026

Why I am fundraising for Parkinson's UK

With just over two weeks to go, I’ve finally accepted that I’m more likely than not to make it up to Edinburgh and around the marathon so I had better get fundraising!

Edinburgh ticked two important boxes to be my biennial marathon effort: it’s the city where my Dad was born and it will be a year to the week since we lost him.

Parkinson’s UK provide invaluable support for the people and families affected by the disease. In the earlier stages of Dad’s illness, my parents served on the committee of the Shrewsbury branch of this charity and both witnessed and benefitted from the important work that they do. We’re raising funds to ensure that other families affected by Parkinson’s receive the care and support they need.

It’s not my first marathon and most of you know that I normally run a bit anyway, but those 26.2 miles are never a walk in the park! I’d be very grateful for any contribution you can make to the cause.

xxx

My updates

Oh and also...

Friday 8th May
In case the marathon on its own wasn't enough, I'm running the Green Belt relay for Thames the weekend before too. I should hit ~45 miles of racing* over 8 days.

*'Racing' might be putting it strongly... 

Thank you to my sponsors

£33.15

Angela Laffan

Well done Claire!

£11.55

Grace Hicks

£26.20

Dave Franklin

£50

David Barker

£17.10

Neil C

Well done, congratulations , I hope the atmosphere was brilliant as ever

£17.10

Oliver Garner

What a great run in the heat!

£53.55

Jamie Brunning

Go Claire - good luck with the marathon!

£11.55

Katie Mundow

Good Luck Claire!

£17.10

Sian Clark

Have a great run Claire!

£30

Christina Sturgeon

Good luck Claire! A great cause ❤️

£10

Natalie Sacre

Well done for the GBR and good luck for the marathon.

£32.43

The Wrights

Good luck!

£48.94

Bethanie

Good luck Claire! Very impressive to do Green Belt and a marathon!

£33.15

Susanne Farrar

Enjoy the ‘racing’! A great cause x

£21.84

Harri Daniel

Get in that pain cave.

£30

Carol-ann Veale

Good luck in the marathon and remember to enjoy it! x

£21.84

Claire Moreton

Great cause, Claire. Well done!

£52.12

Richard Burke

'I normally run a bit...' - love that! Hope you get to enjoy the jog

£16.56

Vikki Filsell

Yay! Edinburgh marathon. Such a lovely city. Enjoy!

£52.12

Victoria Crawford

Good luck!

£32.23

Mike Dennison

£48.04

J Davies

Good luck and have fun! A good cause.

£21.84

Claire Altmann