Mortgage 1st raise £1,648.94 for local charities
7 members of the Mortgage 1st team took part in this year’s Chesterfield Redbrik Half Marathon and Peak FM 5 Mile Run on 20th of October in support of two great local charities, Ashgate Hospicecare & Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice.
Mortgage 1st encouraged their team to sign up earlier this year as part of the Pronto Paints Wellbeing challenge and kindly offered to pay all their entry fees. The majority of those who signed up weren’t already runners but fully committed to the challenge and began their training.
On the day, 6 members of the Mortgage 1st team ran the Peak FM 5 mile and all completed it within an hour or less. The 7th team member Ethan, ran the full half marathon in 2 hours exact.
As a team they raised a whopping £1,648.94 in donations which they have shared equally between the two charities, meaning they will receive just over £820 each.
Lisa Stones, Marketing Director at Mortgage 1st said: “When I asked around the office who wanted to take part I was delighted when 7 of our team said yes. They all did brilliantly with their training and it was great to hear how their health & fitness started to improve as a result.”
“On the day there was a large group for us from Mortgage 1st along with their friends and family all cheering them on, the atmosphere in Queens Park was great and we’re all already talking about next year’s event.”
More than 1,500 people registered for the event’s three elements – the 13.1-mile Half Marathon, Peak FM Five Mile Run and Blachford UK Fun Run – with new course records also set by both the female and male Redbrik Half winners. Read more here.
