Darren McHattie

Tower Run 2025

RNLI Tower Run 2025

The RNLI Tower Run is London’s biggest stair climb challenge, with runners tackling over 1,400 steps whilst raising money to support the RNLI's lifesaving work in London and along the UK coastline.

The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. Powered by kind donations, our search and rescue service has been saving lives around the UK for over 200 years. 

Every pound and penny raised from the RNLI Tower Run will go towards equipping our volunteer lifeboat crews with the essential training, kit, boats and materials required to continue our lifesaving mission for years to come.

My Achievements

Updated profile pic

Shared fundraising page

Thanked a donor

Increased fundraising target to £250+

Reached 50% of fundraising goal

Reached 100% of fundraising goal

My Updates

Done, and Thankyou !

Monday 27th Oct
Ended up doing it twice, not least because so many people donated, but also as a tribute to my late Gran who loved the lifeboats

Results are here
https://mytime.kronosports.uk/results.aspx?CId=20177&RId=601&EId=1&dt=0&adv=1 
29th on the second run is not bad !!

Many thanks to everybody who contributed to this page I still cant believe the £££ total 

Long may the RNLI be there and long may we never need them :)

22 Bishopsgate

Monday 13th Oct
This is the tower. It does actually look quite big **hides behind the sofa**

Don't look down (or up)

Saturday 20th Sep
Google images tells me this is 22 Bishopgates stairwell. I think, all else well, my real concern might be dizziness

Right Mindset but Wrong Tower...

Saturday 6th Sep
I was relatively comfortable this was a doable activity. However I have this week realised it is in a tower 100m taller (x1.5 more) than the one I thought it was in...and that it's actually in the UKs second tallest building. Help Ma Boab !

Training has begun

Wednesday 20th Aug
Started training at the weekend there 16th August. Or at least starting thinking about how to train for this without annoying security at Appleton Tower.

Working up to reps of Appletons 10 floor stairwell with a weight vest may well be the best training option going though...

Thank you to my Sponsors

£53.32

Dougie Graham

£28

Jamie Ure

2p per step or a fiver if you take the elevator!

£25

M+d Smith

£25

James, Liz, Alex & Emily

Great cause, good luck Daz Man!

£21.84

Jamie Davidson

Hope the leg burn is bearable.

£21.84

Ricky Laing

Good Luck Darren, I'm sure you will smash it!!

£21.84

Dave Clements

Good one Darren!

£21.84

Lisette Vries

£21.84

Hsu Hlaing

Legs of steel 🦵... You've got this💪.Good luck! 🙂

£21.84

Fraser Birrell

Best of luck mate

£21.84

Jules Hathaway

£21.84

Susan Mchattie

£21.84

Ann Mchattie

You’ll manage that no problem, good luck, A Ann & U Ian xxx

£21.36

Linda Rollo

£20

Fred Young

£20

Gordon Mchattie

£20

Craig W

I would donate more if you would do this whilst listening to James Blunt on repeat.

£20

Stephen Burgess

Keep on climbing!

£16.38

Darren

Self sponsor

£15

Louise Burgess

In through the nose! Love Louise and the 3 men xxx

£11.79

Anonymous

£11.79

Giuseppe Merlino

£11.33

Shirley

Go Darren Go!

£11.33

Ben Pearce-smith

Good luck!

£11.33

Anonymous

£11.33

Steven Andrews

A good cause Darren. 👍

£11.33

Michael Mather

£11.33

John Watson

Good luck, don’t trip!

£11.33

Lawson Family

Best of luck Darren!

£11.33

Emma Young

Up Up Up! You’ve got this Darren

£11.33

Jim Lind

All the best in your challenge.

£11.33

Matthew Lawson

Great effort Darren. Hope you don’t get thrown out of Appleton Tower beforehand!

£11.33

Wendy Lap

£11.33

Jack Ferguson

"The spiciest stairwell climb of 2025" All the best Darren, great cause.

£11.33

Alan Nicolson

Good luck! I hope its a Mr. Motivator inspired effort.

£11.33

Alexander Mcnaughton

Best of luck!

£11.09

Stewart Hellen

£10

Chris F

£10

Anonymous

All the best Darren

£10

Gary Allan

10sec a flight tight?

£10

Euan Munro

Good luck Darren!

£10

Malcolm Burgess

Great effort Darren!

£10

Alan Clark

You are a nutter. Hope the legs keep up with the mind!! Great charity, need them now I'm windsurfing again!! Good luck!!

£10

Anonymous

£10

Stewart Thomson

Good Luck Darren!

£6.11

John Black

£5

Callum Murdoch

Good Luck!

£5

Jenny Downie

Smashed it!

£5

James Laidlaw

£5

Michael Sterling

Good luck Darren

£5

Beattie

Good luck !

£5

Derek Lees

£5

Bonnie Edgar-nevill

Good luck Darren!

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