A Burgess Hill man is commuting with a difference in his bid to get

ready for the London Marathon in April.

Matthew Cornish, a corporate fundraiser from St Catherine’s Hospice, will

be leaving the car behind as he runs home from his work at the hospice in Crawley on Monday 31st January -  a journey of 13 miles.

Matthew says, “I’ve been training since last autumn, but the idea to do the

half marathon commute came from talking to previous competitors that the

hospice events team put me in touch with, as well as supporters on my twitter

page @mathcornish.

“Running the London marathon is something I’ve always wanted

to do. I’ve set myself a target of raising £2,000 and as I work at St

Catherine’s, it’s a cause that’s especially close to my heart.

“My wife and family have been really supportive as it’s not always easy

to fit in running with two children under four at home, but I hope I can make

them proud by completing the distance.”

Colleague and Events Organiser at St Catherine’s Hospice Jen Wickham

says, “We’re really looking forward to cheering Matthew over the finish line on

the day. If you’ve been spurred on by his story and would like to run in this

year’s Brighton marathon, we still have some spaces

available. And if you are running a marathon this year and want to help us

reach our target of £75,000 in funds for vital end of life care across Mid

Sussex, we’d love to hear from you. ”

You can call Jen on 01293 447364, email marathon@stch.org.uk or visit http://www.stch.org.uk/

You can sponsor

Matthew here or follow his marathon training experience at http://twitter.com/mathcornish

Thanks to staff at St Catherine's Hospice for writing and forwarding the above article to Burgesshillpeople. All the best with the training Matthew, let us know how you get on!