Bingham resident and running enthusiast, Sylv Hull, is taking on this year’s London Marathon in aid of working animal charity Brooke, a cause close to her heart.
Sylv, a member of Grantham Running Club and lifelong lover of horses, has already raised over £1,300 to support Brooke, a charity dedicated to improving the lives of working donkeys, horses and mules, ahead of the 2023 London Marathon.
After losing her own horse in 2018, Sylv wanted to tie running with her passion for animal welfare. Sylv said: “Like most runners, the London Marathon is something special to tick off the bucket list but the knowledge that I’m running for such a worthy cause adds a profound dimension to my training. All the early starts and rainy long runs are for something meaningful and the fact that friends and family have sponsored me spurs me on.”
Sylv has long supported Brooke alongside her family. She said: “Not only does (Brooke) provide direct help to working donkeys, horses and mules to alleviate their suffering, their work reaches beyond this through education and lobbying to ensure the ongoing improvement of these animal’s welfare.”
Training for a marathon is never an easy task, and when Sylv got her Brooke vest through the post “…it really started to sink in…I feel very lucky and proud that I have this opportunity, even if the nerves have started to kick in! Running 26.2 miles is nothing compared with what these animals go through every day and I will be thinking of them when I want to have a sit down at mile 18!”
Sylv has a wealth of running experience, having competed in the Manchester 2021 and 2022 marathons, and numerous half marathon and parkrun races.
Brooke reaches over 1.4 million working horses, donkeys and mules, aiming to free them from suffering and have a life worth living. 100 million of these animals work globally to support 600 million people, often suffering from exhaustion, malnutrition and disease due to a lack of vets, medicines and good sources of food and water. Brooke works with owners, animal health providers and policy makers to create both immediate and long-lasting improvements to the lives of working animals and their owners.
To sponsor Sylv please visit: https://2023tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/sylv-hull
For more information on Brooke, visit www.thebrooke.org