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Shelley Evans

TCS London Marathon 2023

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£1,256 + £291.55 GiftAid

My Goal

£500

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My activity tracking

898
miles

My target 26 miles

Why I am fundraising for Parkinson's UK

I love to surround myself with positive, active, strong, determined friends and this is particularly true of mine and Pete's bestie Marky Mark.  He was diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinsons in 2016 at the age of 47.  A devastating diagnosis!!   However, Marky Mark has gone onto inspire us with his drive and determination to raise funds and awareness by:

• completing Cardiff Half Marathon
• Trek to Machu Picchu (Peru)
• Trek across the Pyrenees from France to Spain
• UK 3 Peaks 24 Hour challenge
• Abseil from the top of the St. Davids Hotel, Cardiff
•Sky Dive

I am super inspired by him and a lot of my crazy friends so much so, that I had the urge (stupid thought lol) that I should complete a few events this year and raise money for this wonderful charity.  This year I will be attempting:

• April 23rd - London Marathon (thanks to OPR Running Club for the much sought after place).
• 20th May - Carten.  Cycle from Cardiff to Tenby (107 miles)
• 4th June - Cotswold 70.3 Triathlon (half IM distance)- 1.2 mile lake swim, 56 mile bike ride and a half marathon
• Fri 30th June to Sunday 2nd July - Long Course weekend - I will attempt to do the full weekend - 2.4 mile swim on Friday, 112 mile very hilly bike on Saturday and a very hilly marathon (26 mile run) on Sunday.
• 17th September - Weymouth 70.3 Ironman

Writing these down now, I am thinking 'how the hell am I going to do this!' Anyhow, I am going to give them a go.  The training plans started in January of this year,  6 days a week, twice a day for most days - up at 5am for swimming or Wattbike, biking 3 times a week and running 3 times a week.  Weekends involve silly miles of running and biking.  This is taking over my life this year until September 18th the day after my final event when I will be throwing all my kit in the bin lol and disassociating myself from all my strong, positive, determined friends lol!.  

Just in case you were wondering, I am not a natural athlete, I moan a lot whenever I train, I look like I hate every second, I am not a morning person, I HATE swimming in open water - I refuse to open my eyes in the water as I don't want to see Jaws coming to eat me or the Jelly Fish coming my way.  I am a cautious, fair weather cyclist and HATE hills, I moan constantly at the sight of each and every hill and I dislike running very much especially the injuries I seem to always get and the lack of toe nails I have!  What I do love is the amazing friendships that I have made and the support we all give each other.  The buzz I get from completing challenges that I would have thought were impossible for me or completely stepping out of my comfort zone and pushing myself.  How I feel stronger and more determined than ever.

I would be super grateful if you could help me to support this charity which is doing such amazing work and also to keep me motivated each and every day whilst I am on this crazy journey.  Thank you for reading this stupidly long message - I really appreciate all your support :-)

And thank you to my super amazing husband Perfect Pete for the constant support, getting me out of bed to train, doing all the cooking so I can train and constantly being my biggest support of all!!!


My updates

Why am I supporting this amazing charity??

Saturday 1st Apr
our mum, son or friend. Anyone can get Parkinson’s, young or old. Every hour, two more people are diagnosed.

There are over 40 symptoms. Tremor. Pain. Anxiety. Everyone’s experience is different. And there’s no cure. Yet.

That’s why I’m fundraising for Parkinson’s UK. With your help we can fund better care, drive research breakthroughs and one day find a cure.

We are the Parkinson’s community. We can shape Parkinson’s research. We can transform lives. Together we can find a cure.

Thank you to my sponsors

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Helen Dyke

Shelly you are awesome 💪

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Leanne Parsons

Good luck...

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Steve Dawkins

Good luck Shelley to you and the team ! Go enjoy and smash it 💪🏽 A charity close to my heart also coz my mum had it for many years before she passed . The reason that I started doing Ironman in the first place and the charity I choose .

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Jenny

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Dangerous Bri

Amazing Shell, well done

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Melinda X

Super proud of how far you've come Shelley. Keep it going xx

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Emma

Shelley you are amazing good luck xx

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Sian & Howard

Da iawn with the CarTen Shelley. Another installment from Sian & Howard

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Sara Bayliss

You’re amazing, stay strong Shell x

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Nicola Cooper

Good luck Shelley your doing amazing 🤩xxx

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Louise Thomas

Good luck lovely…you will smash it x

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Anthony Kirk

Fantastic effort Shelley for a great guy and a great cause. Wishing you all the very best as you smash it for Mark 👍

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Angela & Hayden

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Carole & Bob

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Sheila & Clive

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Elaine Davies

Well done Shelley!

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Sarah Morgan

Awesome Shelley!!! Well done 👊🏼 xxx

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Sian, Howie & Lel

Well done. Da iawn! X

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Maree Hood

Congratulations amazing effort xx

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Anonymous

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Alison Arkinstall

Well done Shelley! Amazing achievement for a very worthy cause close to my heart ❤️ x

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Emily Gabrielsen

Best of Luck Shelley, enjoy the amazing atmosphere - running for a great charity that has become close to my heart even more in the last year xxx

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Steven Blackwell

Hope you WIN! And that there isn’t any stairs involved

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Julia

You got this! You’re amazing!

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Paula Oglesbee

Well done Shelley for help raising money for such a great cause. Good Luck today xx

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Martin, Zoe And Huw Xxx

Good Luck Shell! Martin, Zoe and Huw xxx

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The Richards Neighbours X ?

HAVE AN AMAZING TIME SHELLEY ENJOY THE DAY AND AFTER 🥂🥂

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Christian Healey

Go smash it!!!!!!

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Joanna Sartin

You can do it!!

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Heather Morgan

Nothing can go wrong now so here’s a donation to get you off that number!!!

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Donna Jenkins

So proud of you Shel Star ⭐️

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Megan Goldberger James

Good luck Shelley!!

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Cerys Gregory

Good luck Shelley, you will smash it. A fantastic cause to be running for, we are experiencing first hand the devastation this cruel disease causes.

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Helen Griffiths

Go smash it Shell xx

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Perfect Pete

Here’s to a huge and amazing year ahead, but you are one amazing girl! We are all behind you babe, you have worked so hard for this, we know you can do it. You know why you are doing this, so good on you babe.X Sooo proud and inspired by you. #don’t be shit #proud of you xxx (First instalment for the year) 😉

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Lauren Perham

Good luck Shelley xx

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Nick O’neill

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Alun Job

Good luck Shelley.

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Michelle Perkins

Good luck Shelley x

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Kim Brown

Good luck Shelley!

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Elite Signs

Good Luck Shell from your Elite Signs family. We're sooooooo proud of you. x

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Dawn Blower

You are inspirational. Go girl!! Xx

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Jo Eccles

Wow Shelley - good luck with all these tough challenges. You'll love London (honestly!)

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Alexis Barrett

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Liz Davis

Your training has gone so well! I have no doubt you’ll smash it

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Kay Smith

Good luck Shelley xx

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Louise Thomas

You will be awesome …good luck x

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Helen, Jon, Thea And Finley

Good luck Shelley!! You can do it!

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Ruth, Simon And The Girls

Good luck!

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Heather

Shelley you have trained so hard. I know you’ve got this one! Good luck! Xx

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Beth Pritchard

Good luck Shelley 💞

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Susan Dando

Good luck Shelley.

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Clare And Mark Williams

Thank you so so much for doing these challenges to raise money for Parkinsons 💕 You and Pete are amazing friends and we are super proud and in awe of you Shelley Evans 🫶💪 Love you loads, Clare and Mark xxx

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Cath

Best of luck Shelley, you'll do great 💪

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Kath

You are amazing Shelley ❤️❤️ xx 💪

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Rhys Weeks

Good luck Shelley! Don’t be shit!

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Rob & Paula

Amazing 🤩 You can do it !! Xx

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Dawn Hopkins

You will be amazing and smash every single challenge. You have the determination to complete all the events and look forward to being there for some of them x

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Mike Llewellyn

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Rhi And Ev (dragon Tri)

Good luck Shelley! You’ve got this!

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Jayne Williams

So amazed by all your doing and envy your resolve. You are so brilliant.

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Craig, Stace & Isla

Good luck Shell, you'll smash them all. We're all proud of you and Isla is super proud of her amazing Aunty x

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Jan And Clive James

GOOD LUCK Shell from your proud Mum and Dad XXXX

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Sara And Martin

From Sara and Martin. Good luck and see you on the course 😊

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Stephanie Dyke

You are going to be amazing

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Alica Thomas

What an incredible year!! Your mate sounds wonderful x