Steve, a medically retired Leicestershire officer, is experienced in challenge events and in April next year he’ll be supporting Police Children’s Fund by participating in the London Landmarks Half Marathon (LLHM 2027).
When asked about how he came to hear of Police Children’s Fund, Steve had this to say, “Early in my police career I had some involvement on the night that a criminal fleeing in a vehicle killed two colleagues who left young children behind.”
Steve continued “later in my career I became involved in the police unity tour cycling events and we were joined by the now adult children of one of the colleagues who passed away that night. Having my own children by then helped me fully appreciate the potential dangers of our job and the impact on those left behind. On retiring on health grounds myself in 2021 I learnt of the work of Police Children’s Fund and was struck by the value and importance of it.”
In the past, Steve has done triathlons, Iron man events, the London Marathon and more and he was really keen to take part in the LLHM 2027 when the opportunity arose to support our charity in this way.
“My training is going fairly well, I normally run 2 or 3 times per week and this is mixed in with cycling and some strength work as I am also preparing for next year’s triathlon season”, says Steve.
“My normal approach is to have a couple of sprint / hill sessions in the week and a longish slow run at the weekends to build resilience in the legs. I often get a bit slack over the winter months when it comes to fitness work – I’m aiming this year to stay consistent throughout the winter so that I’m in a good position in the spring as LLHM day approaches!”
When 4 April 2027 comes around, Steve’s main goal is to arrive at the start line injury-free so that he can give the run his best shot and represent the Fund well in the process.
“I love the sights of London so I’ll be trying to take these in whilst also looking to complete the run in a decent time. My personal best at half marathon is 1 hour 54 minutes, I’d love to beat that but completion of the course will be my main aim for the day” Steve explained.
Steve’s family as well as the Fund, will be there to support him on the day “We are staying in the capital the night before so hopefully the family and I will have a good day out on the Saturday and enjoy the spectacle of the race on the Sunday.”
We are so grateful to have Steve on board and you can support him here