HATCH WARREN RUNNER AIMS FOR WORLD MARATHON RECORD
On 27th April, Hatch Warren Runners will be well represented by a large contingent at the London Marathon, many of who are raising money for charities in the process. One of these is Rebecca Reid who is raising money for Cardiac Risk in the Young, who work to reduce the frequency of Young Sudden Cardiac Death (YSCD).
CRY supports young people diagnosed with potentially life-threatening heart conditions and offers bereavement support to families affected by YSCD. It promotes and develops heart screening programmes and funds medical research.
Rebecca’s reason for running for them is a very personal one: “I am beyond honoured, overwhelmed and excited to be fundraising for the incredible Cardiac Risk in the Young Charity at the London Marathon 2025. Whilst this will be my 9th official marathon, this one is very special as it will be my first one in three years – just over twelve months after having heart surgery myself and receiving a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD).
“So whilst it’s not my first marathon – far from it – this one means more. After suffering from two idiopathic Ventricular Tachycardia episodes (a life-threatening heart arrhythmia where my heart rate reached 280 bpm!) whilst running in 2023, there was a huge question mark over whether I’d ever run again, let alone attempt another marathon. This was heartbreaking on an entire other level to what was actually happening with my heart.
After an eight-hour procedure followed by the fitting of the defibrillator, and now on the right medication, I will be taking on the best race in the world as my return to running. I am so lucky to have received amazing treatment from the Royal Brompton Hospital, but I know others aren’t so lucky to get treated. And that is where CRY comes in and why I am running for them.
What’s more, I am aiming to set a Guinness World Record for Fastest Marathon with a S-ICD (female) as the first recorded woman to run a marathon with this device.”
To find out more about Rebecca’s journey and her fundraising for CRY, please visit her Instagram page @rebeccaelizabethreid
