Hayley runs the London Marathon 2026

14/12/2025

Sponser a mile is now live!

Open to both personal and business sponsers!

First come first serve for the mile number selection

Please donate to my just giving which I will link in the comments ♥️

Thankyou

Sue Ryder St John's Hospice

11/12/2025

Hello 👋

My name is Hayley and in 2026 I am running the London Marathon for Sue Ryder.

I lost both my parents 7 months apart in 2021 and 2022 with Sue Ryder St John's Hospice providing my dad's care for his final few weeks of life.

Sue Ryder doesn't only provide hospice, pallative care, restbite care and many other therapies for those in need but provides free grief services for those who have been left behind.

Grief is extremely isolating, confusing and scary. What drew me to Sue Ryder is how they create a non judgemental place where grievers can be open and honest without fear of judgement or worrying about stigma.

Here's where you come in, all these services safe offered free to those who require it but as we all know, this means funding has to come from somewhere!

I would really appreciate if if you can donate to support me/Sue Ryder.

I am also collecting raffle prizes and have a sponser a mile about to be released once I can make the poster count up to 26 miles!

Thankyou for reading/sharing/donating - it all helps!

Help Hayley Rafter raise money to support Sue Ryder

11/11/2025

Hoping to attend this in a few weeks! I can't say enough about this beautiful charity.

When I did the starlight walk they had the most beautiful memory little memorial, I didn't stop because I'd unfortunately rubbed my ankle and didn't want to stop moving but even just walking past gave me a sombre moment of reflection.

28/10/2025

Sorry I haven't posted in a while - life gets busy and I get super easily overwelmed

The autumn/winter brings back alot of feelings, four years ago we were aiming for Christmas knowing it would likely be the last as a family. The cold and dark nights bring alot of nostalgia back to that time and it's something I still struggle with to this day...

One thing learning to grieve that I openly have struggled with is learning to let myself feel it and accept it happened. It's not come easy to me as I am very much the type to bury my head in the sand over feeling the pain that losing my dad left me with.

This is one reason why Sue Ryder means alot to me personally, Sue Ryder is working to destigmatise grief and the surrounding feelings. Letting people feel more comfortable to speak up.

I am working on a few raffles and events coming up and I will keep you informed ❤️

For all those going through the loss of a loved one, you are valid and I see you.

15/07/2025

Tuesdays are for throwing weights around!

Thankyou all so much for your donations - if you can please leave your name so I can thankyou directly as I feel bad there are anonymous donors that I can't thank!

11/07/2025

We smashed 10%!

Thankyou all so much!

09/07/2025

I don't want to keep posting my link too much and get on everyone's nerves but I am so close to 10% with about 300 days until D day!

Every little helps - thankyou ###

Help Hayley Rafter raise money to support Sue Ryder

21/06/2025

I popped into Sue Ryder St John's Hospice earlier in the week to pick up my cash tins.

I must admit I wasn't expecting the feeling that hit me when I arrived. The place my dad lived his final days and left this earth.

I was abit choked up but managed to spend a few minutes reflecting in the car park. The place is beautiful, when people think of hospices and pallative care they assume that these places will be dark, depressing and the grim reaper to be wondering the corridor.

Sue Ryder is the complete opposite, a beautiful building sat back from the road in a wooded area. It gave the same feeling as being away at a country retreat. A beautiful outside area with a lawn, breathe taking views and surroundings and the sun beaming through the trees.

It's a place we meet with devastation and loss but also find the beauty in something new

❤️

19/06/2025

Slightly unconventional but part of my marathon training is boxing!

I always had alot of love for boxing but found a lovely local ladies group who are fab.

Boxing gives a good full body workout aswell as training stamina and resilience.

It's also fantastic for my mental health as it let's me redirect negative energy

14/06/2025

Thankyou so much for everyone's donations so far! We hit triple digits in the first week!

Sue Ryder St John's Hospice ❤️

A few people have asked about donating cash, I am just waiting to hear back regarding some collection tins so I can keep the money secure!

12/06/2025

On April 26th 2026 I will be undertaking the London Marathon raising money for Sue Ryder.

The charity means alot to me as they looked after my Dad in his final weeks of life. No one wants to be in the position of loosing a loved one, however Sue Ryder insure each persons individual needs are seen to and managed on a case by case basis, meaning everyone under their care recieves the care best tailored to them.

Sue Ryder also offer an important grief and bereavement service which focuses heavily around destigmatising grief and encouraging bereaved people to grieve openly and honour their loved ones.

As people who know me will know, I lost my mum 7 months after losing my Dad in a devastating turn of events. Grief can be confusing and brutal, it comes at the most inconvenient times now even years down the line. So many people have lost an important person to them but very little is out there to support these people.

I am not a naturally athletic person and I am under no illusion that I am not up against it but it's an honour to represent those who we have loved and lost whilst supporting the thousands of bereaved people left behind.

Help Hayley Rafter raise money to support Sue Ryder