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Jon Neal

For Private: Suffolk Mind Mental Elf Run 2025

15 Oct 2025 - 14 Dec 2025

109.8%
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£2,195 of £2,000
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I don’t like running. I go for a short one on a Saturday morning with a friend, but I still don’t enjoy it. But I LOVE Christmas, so I’m running Mental Elf this year.

And…if I reach my target, I’ll sign up to run the Ipswich Half in 2026.

What a stupid idea that is. I thought wearing a silly hat and running 3k, or whatever it is, would be daft enough, but now I’ve agreed to that.

So please don’t sponsor me. Don’t encourage me. Don’t give Suffolk Mind any money to help people with their mental health.

Keep that target out of sight…do the right thing. Walk away…it’s fine.

109.8%
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£2,195 of £2,000
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£2,195 raised and counting

Keep up the momentum and let’s see how much more we can raise.

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£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
from Rachel Baker 04/12/2025
£25.00
+ £6.25 gift aid
"I love how excited you are about this…. 😂"
from Andy Crump 04/12/2025
£50.00
+ £12.50 gift aid
"Leading from the front Jon and a wonderful example of selflessness too! Brilliant! Very happy to support you. "
from Stephen Norris 04/12/2025
£100.00
+ £25.00 gift aid
"Go Jon boi!"
from Ben Sackett 03/12/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
from Nicki Bush 03/12/2025
£5.00
+ £1.25 gift aid
"Doggett with the last fiver"
from Kieran Doggett 03/12/2025
£20.00
+ £5.00 gift aid
"Nearly there Jon 😂 Good luck!! xx"
from Katherine Power 03/12/2025
£25.00
+ £6.25 gift aid
"Haha go Jon go, love mum and mr Stu xx"
from Brenda McNae 03/12/2025
£400.00
+ £100.00 gift aid
"Ooops - sorry Jon - looks like you have reached your total!"
from Ian White 03/12/2025
£100.00
"Enjoy the Ipswich Half Jon :) Adam Ocala Recruitment"
from Adam Storey 03/12/2025
£20.00
+ £5.00 gift aid
"Sorry Jon!!! :) No running away from this one! hehe. You will smash it! Good luck from Lindsey & The Height Guys 🙌😊"
from Lindsey Nunn 03/12/2025
£25.00
+ £6.25 gift aid
"You love it! I'll be there at the finish line of the Larking Gowen Half Marathon to give you your medal :) Kerry-Anne"
from Kerry-Anne Rookyard 03/12/2025
£50.00
from Clare Taylor 03/12/2025
£25.00
+ £6.25 gift aid
"You will do this half and I will come and watch and taunt you as you run round! Great effort mate and keep going! "
from Andrew Wilesmith 01/12/2025
£25.00
+ £6.25 gift aid
"Good luck Jon! Hope you’re still ‘enjoying’ the training 😂"
from Chris Bally 30/11/2025
£25.00
+ £6.25 gift aid
"Good luck Jon. I’m sorry. All for a good cause though. 🍀 "
from Sara Longden 30/11/2025
£10.00
"Enjoying the reverse psychology! Sorry but I fear you’re going to be running that half…"
from Sarah Manning 30/11/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
"Look Jon, I’m sorry but I think you need to do this. You may have looked like you were enjoying Parkrun as much as having a couple of teeth removed but I’m sure you will find the joy of running on the way up Freston Hill. So this donation is for your own good. Dawn 😊"
from Dawn Edwards 29/11/2025
£25.00
+ £6.25 gift aid
"See you on the start line Jon! 👍"
from Del Sharman 27/11/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
"Hi Jon - Anything to get you to do the run in Ipswich next year - Good luck getting your target."
from Aruna Sharma-Balls 24/11/2025
£100.00
+ £25.00 gift aid
"But it’s for such a good cause…you got this!😂"
from Karen Davies 21/11/2025
£25.00
"Jon - all the best Ade "
from Adrian Williams 20/11/2025
£25.00
+ £6.25 gift aid
"Ha ha ha ha ha - almost there Jon. Does it hurt? "
from C A Geeson 19/11/2025
£5.00
+ £1.25 gift aid
" Know you really don’t appreciate this sponsorship and will likely swear about me now! "
from Emily Jones 19/11/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
"When someone tells me "Don't do this", you know it's like big red button syndrome! Good luck on the Ipswich Half Jon!"
from Nick Hampton 19/11/2025
£20.00
+ £5.00 gift aid
"Whether you like it or not Jon, you're doing a brilliant thing. Go well."
from Graham McLean 19/11/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
"I guess I just want you to carry on suffering those pavements and roads Jon, this year, AND next :o)"
from Andy Yacoub 19/11/2025
£50.00
+ £12.50 gift aid
"Don’t do it Jon. It’s far too much like hard work. "
from Helen Clarkson-Fieldsend 19/11/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
"Run Jon run! "
from CHRISTIAN BONE 19/11/2025
£25.00
+ £6.25 gift aid
"One man, thirteen miles , zero enthusiasm ... but we will get you there Mr Neal :) Let's keep sponsoring and make this blockbuster of suffering a story worth telling. "
from Josh Yasar 19/11/2025
£15.00
+ £3.75 gift aid
"Jon - I promise I did try REALLY hard NOT to sponsor you … honest 😂 Good luck!!! Greer Hill"
from Greer Hill 12/11/2025
£20.00
+ £5.00 gift aid
"Good luck withthe 2026 Ipswich half Jon :) "
from Doug Field 12/11/2025
£25.00
+ £6.25 gift aid
"Sorry...couldn't resist..I did try! Good luck"
from Helen Pluck 09/11/2025
£20.00
+ £5.00 gift aid
"I hate running so here’s a tenner for putting yourself through the pain, and another tenner to celebrate it’s you doing it rather than me! :-) Karen B "
from Karen Bevan 08/11/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
"Sorry had to be done - well done on all your efforts so far 👏👏👏"
from Beverley Gedge 08/11/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
"Soz"
from Sarah Howard 08/11/2025
£40.00
"To take the heat off Kate and when says to do something (or not) I tend to want to do the opposite "
from Julie Temple 07/11/2025
£25.00
+ £6.25 gift aid
"Good luck Jon! That Ipswich half marathon is going to be a slog."
from George Pennell 07/11/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
"Keep going Jon!"
from Hannah Bloom 07/11/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
"Sorry Jon. 💪👌"
from Adam Kelso 06/11/2025
£50.00
+ £12.50 gift aid
"Definitely the Micky van de Ven of elves! "
from Bruce Leeke 06/11/2025
£20.00
+ £5.00 gift aid
"Nothing says mental resilience like running a half marathon you don’t want to do! Didn’t want to sponsor you either, but here we are, both suffering for a good cause. Sorry! Love from Rach"
from Rachel Measures 06/11/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
"See you at Ipswich Half Marathon - 27th September 2026!"
from Victoria Matthews 06/11/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
from Liam Worrall 30/10/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
"Jon, your passion for running is infectious and an inspiration to us all. Enjoy the half marathon! From Nick, Zoe and Evie "
from Nicholas Woolnough 30/10/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
"HAHAH!! We'll get you running that half marathon if it kills you!! Well not quite that bad but you know what i mean :-D "
from Kate Edwards 28/10/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
"And I'll happily write you a Hal-marathin schedule to enhance the experience.... :) No pain, no gain"
from Tony Wooderson 27/10/2025
£50.00
"Good on ya Jon! And good luck!"
from Jenna Ackerley 25/10/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
from Peter Gray 23/10/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
"Dammit, hand slipped. Good luck Jon and let me assure you, you will hate it!"
from Jonathan Pettit 22/10/2025
£25.00
+ £6.25 gift aid
"Couldn’t resist! Here’s to supporting Suffolk Mind and maybe seeing you run that half-marathon after all, Jon!"
from Carole Burman 22/10/2025
£20.00
+ £5.00 gift aid
"Good luck jon from rob and kitty "
from Robert Wright 22/10/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
"Dave made me do it!!! FYB!!!"
from Gareth Davies 20/10/2025
£10.00
"Enjoy the half!! Fuck you buddy. 🥳🧑‍🦽"
from Neil Catley 20/10/2025
£20.00
+ £5.00 gift aid
"Sorry mate I accidentally donated 😬 good luck bud 👍 "
from Sam Dean 20/10/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
"My mental health has already been improved by knowing how much physical suffering this event will cause you."
from Richard Clarke 20/10/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
from Laura Willoughby 20/10/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
"Good luck Jon, Hannah & Jemima"
from Hannah Everett 19/10/2025
£25.00
+ £6.25 gift aid
"Good luck Jon!! One foot in front of the other, then the other, then the other….. you’ve got this 👊🏻"
from Michael O’Brien 18/10/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
"I've no idea who you are, Jon. The joy of social media, eh? Wishing you all the best for your run, from someone you don't know either!"
from Pete Bowery 18/10/2025
£30.00
+ £7.50 gift aid
from Helen Couch 18/10/2025
£10.00
"No idea who you are, why ypu appeared on my facebook feed, but im a snouty cow and needed to know what the deal was and ooooops, heres a donation! Best get traiming for that half!"
from Lindsay McCafferty 18/10/2025
£10.00
from Marty Oliver 18/10/2025
£20.00
+ £5.00 gift aid
"Sorry Jon, I clicked on the link to see what the fuss was about and accidentally donated. See you at the start line for the Ipswich Half 😉"
from Brad Sinclair 18/10/2025
£100.00
+ £25.00 gift aid
"Excited to cheer you on for the half! Em "
from Emma Proctor King 18/10/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
"You've heard of elf on a shelf now witness Neal the Big Deal! Good luck! Happy to support such a good cause. "
from Matt Clemence 18/10/2025
£5.00
+ £1.25 gift aid
from David McNae 18/10/2025
£10.00
"You can do it Jon! "
from Holly Saunders 18/10/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
"I love running and Christmas so this is glorious... I hope by the time all the money is raised - and you are inevitably booked on to the half marathon - that you can find more joy in it :D "
from Emma Swan 17/10/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
"From the generosity of two lovely ladies who took part in our Ladies Charity Golf Day today at Stowmarket Golf Club, and who may not have otherwise met you. Encouraged of course by the support and kind words of Emma PK. "
from Wendy Sheppard 16/10/2025
£15.00
+ £3.75 gift aid
from Henry Tapp 16/10/2025
£10.00
"Brilliant video ✊⭐️👏🏼"
from Susan Hughes 16/10/2025
£50.00
+ £12.50 gift aid
"Half marathon such a good idea! "
from Jo Swinson 16/10/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
"So sorry I clicked on the link!! Good luck!! "
from Lisa Overett 15/10/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
"Sorry Jon - you’re not being very clear 😂. Good luck!"
from Hannah May 15/10/2025
£20.00
+ £5.00 gift aid
"Definitely not sponsorship… just wanted to donate to a fabulous cause..! 😁"
from Chloe Ludkin 15/10/2025
£25.00
+ £6.25 gift aid
"Looking really good Jon! "
from Simon Dadomo 15/10/2025
£50.00
+ £12.50 gift aid
"I can’t wait to cheer you on at the Ipswich half mate!"
from Josh Young 15/10/2025
£10.00
+ £2.50 gift aid
from Petra Lahtinen-Kalsi 15/10/2025
£5.00
"Hope to see you at the Half Jon !"
from Ashton leeper 15/10/2025

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