We are thrilled to announce that we have 5 runners for the London Marathon 2026! They have begun fundraising and (hopefully) their training too! Check out our Announcement video on this page.
For the first time, Jigsaw4u have received multiple applications for the marathon with multiple places being made available to charities like Jigsaw4u this year – a welcome change to the previous way places were allocated. We thank everyone who took part in the process and appreciate your interest in taking part. Jigsaw4u chose four applicants and also gained a ballot runner throughout the process. All fundraising pages are now live and ready to recieve donations.
Some of which are match-funded, have a look below to see which ones will be doubling the difference and to learn more about Team Jigsaw4u for 2026!
Meet Our Charity Runners For 2026
Holly Wilkinson
Holly is a London-based digital marketer, who is passionate about fitness. Next year’s London Marathon will be her first-ever marathon, and she can’t wait to run for a charity that helps young people and families to put the pieces back together.
Support Holly and her first-ever marathon journey, by donating towards Jigsaw4u’s children and families:
Ashley Betty
Ashley is a student from the University of Southampton. Outside of her studies, she frequently runs distances as far as half marathons.
She is a firm believer that holistic support for young people is important as it can have the power to make a massive difference in their lives.
All donations to Ashley will be match-funded by her workplace.
Steven and Kinsey Hogg
Three years ago, father and son duo, Steven and Kinsey, began running regularly following Steven’s cancer diagnosis and treatment. Since then, there has been no looking back. Before a recent meeting with Steven, he shared that he ran 16km earlier that day!
Kinsey has not only secured a ballot place and chose to run for Jigsaw4u, but he also has access to match-funding for Jigsaw4u’s children and families through his workplace.
Double your donation through Kinsey’s page.
Support Steven’s running and fundraising journey:
Oscar Bevis
Our London Marathon 2025 runner has returned!
After running just over 4 hours last year, and raising an incredible amount of over £5,000, Oscar will be aiming to beat his 2025 time in 2026. He is running so that he can continue to support our children and families going through complex social and emotional difficulties, similar to what Oscar and his family have experienced in the past.
Support Oscar’s second London Marathon.
Partnership Manager’s Thoughts
It’s truly heartwarming to know that each and every one of them are incredibly dedicated to making the biggest impact possible for our service-users.
Securing regular Charity places for Jigsaw4u until 2029 with London Marathon Events has been a great experience so far and we’re confident that we will be able to secure equally great fundraising results for our children and families over this period.
As we’re experiencing a difficult financial year with some services already losing funding, any other fundraising support would be much appreciated to help us maintain our wide range of specialist therapeutic, practical and emotional support services.
– Macklin Doherty
Please share this Jigsaw4u update with your friends, family, colleagues and wider community to help kick off Team Jigsaw4u’s fundraising and training as they look ahead to 2026. With your support, we can continue to make a lasting difference to the lives of our young people and families.
Feeling Inspired?
As an independent, medium-sized community charity, 90% of our income goes directly towards our service-delivery. This means that any donation, big or small, can make a massive difference on the lives of those we support.
Get in touch with Jigsaw4u’s Fundraising team to learn more about what can be done to support our children and young people to give them the best chance at a bright and happy future.
