London Marathon for The Seafarers' Charity

The Seafarers' Charity London Marathon 2026

London Marathon 2026

I'm so lucky to be running the London Marathon on the 26th April!!!

I'm doing this to raise vital funds to support The Seafarers’ Charity – helping those who work at sea and their families.  When you stop and think about it, the modern world and globalism means goods and resources are continuously moving round the world to give us what we need, when we need it.  But how do we transport all this stuff?  Generally by sea.  And who makes that happen? Seafarers.

It can be a tough life and by it's very nature it requires seafarers to travel great distances, be away from family and friends, often missing key events or being absent while love ones have to deal with whatever life throws at them.  That's where the real work of the Seafarers Charity comes in.

I'm doing this through work at Calmac and as most of you will know I work at sea so this really resonates with me.  I'm lucky that Calmac offer such amazing support and I'm not actually very far from home, but others are not so fortunate.  That is why I'm asking for your support to help these anonymous people who help our lives tick over.

Thank you so much 😊🚢👨‍👩‍👧

My Updates

Thank you

Wednesday 22nd Apr
A huge thank you to everyone who has so kindly sponsored me, these generous donations will make such a difference to the lives of Seafarers and their families, as well as keeping me going every step of the 26.2 miles to the finish line!

In 12 weeks I've run 556 km or 350 miles so my legs should be ready. I'll expect a battle in the latter stages of the race but running with your support will make it that much easier.

Thank you! ❤️

Half way there!

Thursday 19th Mar
First of all a massive thank you to everyone who has so kindly donated, it's really helping me to keep motivated.

Half way through my 12 week training block and all is good. After the injury I couldn't have wished to be in a better position, reaching 26km on my long run with a swift Parkrun in the middle.

I've added a few images below to illustrate the journey!

Let's Go

Thursday 12th Feb
So, after recovering from a broken leg in November I'm finally at it!

Week 2 of my 12 week training plan is underway, yey hey! (See my training log in the gallery below.) Looking forward to a 2 hour long run on Sunday 😃

Thank you to my Sponsors

£1,000

Robert Morrison

£100

The Merry Band On The Lochnevis

£55.42

Iain Macintyre

best of luck bud, no bragging at work

£53.32

Neil Flintoff

Well done

£53.32

Alexander Gooch

Good luck.

£53.32

Jim Maclean

Good Luck Jamie.

£50

Derek Landells

Good luck Jamie we hope you have a great run and for a very worthy cause too!

£42.31

Jean Cotterill

Good Luck Jamie! 😄

£32.23

Duncan Mackison

Best wishes Jamie and well done on making it through the long dark winter training runs!

£32.23

Dermot

Don't forget your sling!

£31.51

Alex Cross

Good luck - enjoy the atmosphere and well done for all the effort to get to the start line!

£28.21

Ryan Young

Good Jamie!

£28.10

James Ditchfield

Good luck Jamie, put all the training into practice.

£27.05

Stuart Nichols

Great effort Jamie, best of luck for race day.

£27.05

Clinton Marwick

Hi Jamie, all the best for your epic run, well done lad👍👍

£27.05

James Cotterill

£27.05

Ian Maudsley

Good luck Jamie!

£27.05

George Little

Good luck captain

£27.05

Barry Mcmichael

Good luck Skipper, you'll smash it.

£27.05

Thomas Hemphill

Good luck Jamie

£27.05

Martin

Good luck with all your training and final run. For this great cause

£27.05

Martin

Good luck with your training and final run on the day. This is for a great cause

£27.05

John Morrison

£27.05

Alisdair Graham

Best of luck with the run. Great charity your running for

£27

Simon Currie

Well done pal. Massive kudos!

£26

Ab

Per mile buddy😉

£25

James

Good Luck Capt!

£25

Stuart Cotterill

Cheering you on, will be an amazing feat! You got this!

£21.84

Cairn Morrison

All the best mate.

£21.84

Ernie Yule

£21.84

David I'anson

Enjoy the experience!

£21.84

Kate Baker

GO Jamie! We will be cheering you on through the tele! Kate and Bill

£21.84

Simon Cotterill

You are amazing!

£21.84

Euan Richardson

Terrific effort Jamie. all the best

£21.84

Michael Smith

Good Luck Jamie!

£21.84

Howard Franklin

Good luck and no accidents!

£21.84

Ned Kelly

Good Luck. Great Charity

£21.84

Karen Wilkinson

Good luck Jamie, I’m sure you’ll smash it xx

£21.84

Stephanie Griffin

£20

Iain & Sarah Rayner

I was going to say go break a leg, but that might be too close to the bone! Good luck Jamie, enjoy yourself and make sure you soak in the atmosphere xx

£20

Frazer & Janet

£20

John & Sue Harrison

Good luck jamie 👍 youll smash it enjoy the day 💪

£20

Mark Stewart

Keep er lit Jamie, easy money

£20

Ted Matson

All the best Jamie, you’ll smash will love London

£20

Anne Lowndes

£20

Stuart Hunter

£15

Craig Mclellan

Good luck for Sunday!

£15

Robin Scorthorne

Great work Jamie, great cause too. Very best. Robin

£15

Sam Taylor

Great cause Jamie! Go smash it 👏💪

£15

Rich Bould

Go for it!

£11.33

Glenn

Go on lad

£11.33

Brèagha Millar

Good Luck!!

£11.33

Laura Vasey

Go Jamie! An incredible challenge especially after a significant injury! Xx

£11.33

Gemma

Good luck, Jamie. Go & smasĥ it 💪

£11.33

Ross Bonnar

£11.33

Fiona & Garry

Good luck Jamie! You'll smash it! Hope the weather is on your side that day.

£11.33

Derek Bingham

Hope all goes well with your run

£11.33

Matthew Potter

Great cause, good luck Jamie!🤞👊

£11.09

Kathryn Hopley

Good luck! 🤞

£11.09

Tanya Hacker

Good luck Jamie , you’ve got this 💪🤩

£10

Ben, Janet & Terry

£10

Gary Calderwood

Good Luck !!

£10

Kaz Calderwood

Good Luck

£10

Nick Daley

Good luck, down supporting so will track and give you a cheer 🟢⚪️🔵

£10

Dave Parker

Good luck Jamie

£10

Andy Clarke

Good luck uddy

£10

Hannah Seddon

Good luck 🥳

£10

Matthew Hick

You've got this, Captain, as long as you can navigate your way round

£10

Jeremy Laycock

Good luck!

£10

Kenny Hillen

Amazing effort Jamie, after breaking a leg!!! Good luck.

£10

Dino Zavaroni

Good luck 💪

£10

Helen Bainbridge

£10

Robert Loomes

£10

Anonymous

£10

Alex Dodd

Good luck mate, you’ll crush it.

£6.11

Willy Simpson ( Mallaig )

Good luck Jamie. Atb Willy ( Mallaig )

£5

Annie Roddy

Good luck 🍀 and enjoy the experience 🙌 I’m heading to London to support Anna so I’ll give you a shout out too 👍

£5

Joanne Loftus

£5

Sam Chapman

Good luck! See you down there!

£5

Suzanne Costello

Good luck !