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Thursfields’ Partner, Mark Pittaway wins the first Worcester Half Marathon
A partner at leading Worcestershire law firm, Thursfields recently won the first ever Worcester Half Marathon which was held to raise money for St Richard’s Hospice.
The 13 mile half marathon was held at Top Barn, Holt, along marked fields and footpaths with 202 runners taking part in the event. Mark Pittaway, Head of Thursfields’ Commercial Litigation Team completed the course in 1 hour 20 minutes 41 seconds. Thursfields donated £250 to St Richard’s Hospice and together the competitors all helped the organizers to raise an estimated £10,000.00 for the charity.
St Richard’s Hospice Fundraising Manager, Tricia Cavell said,
“We were extremely pleased with the number of participants that took part in the half marathon which was held to celebrate our 25th anniversary year. The hospice, at Wildwood Drive, Worcester, contains an In-patient Unit, Day Hospice, Home Care Team, Counselling and Bereavement support, Social Work, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Complementary Therapies, Hospice at Home, Snowdrop Group, Chaplaincy, 24 hour telephone support helpline, and the Education & Resource Centre.
All the services are free and each year St Richard’s cares for in the region of 1,800 patients and families. This year St Richard’s needs to raise £4.8m to provide all the services.
Mark Pittaway is a keen runner and recently ran in and won the Round the Rock 10k race on Portland in Dorset. He also competed this year in the London Marathon. Commenting on his recent run he said,
“I am delighted that Thursfields were able to support such a worthy cause.”