After nine walking marathons in nine days Jeff Stelling reaches Griffin Park this morning with just 17 miles separating the Sky Sports Presenter and the finishing line at Wembley. Jeff has raised more than £250,000 for Prostate Cancer UK on his epic route down the length of England and is hoping to reach his £300,000 target before the time he reaches Wembley this evening. Jeff will be joined this Wednesday by Head Coach Dean Smith and Chief Executive Mark Devlin for the final leg of his journey from Griffin Park to Wembley. Jeff will make his way from South West London to North West London for the final 26 miles with Head Coach Dean Smith, Chief Executive Mark Devlin and a number of Brentford fans joining him for the final 17 miles from TW8.
Brentford fans can apply to join Dean and Mark in supporting Jeff from West London to Wembley, or follow them along a shorter section of the route. Travelling the whole way on 30 March means departing from Kingston upon Thames, along the river to Brentford and Fulham, then heading past Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers on the way to Wembley. There is also the option to apply for a shorter walk of six miles from Griffin Park to Craven Cottage. Supporters can also help raise funds to help fight the disease and raise awareness of the walk itself, with information that can be found at www.menunitedmarch.org.
With just over a week to go until Dean joins Jeff on the 17 mile walk from Griffin Park to Wembley the Brentford Head Coach said: "Training is going well for the walk. The dog is certainly sleeping a lot more with all his exercise. I am really looking forward to the walk as it is for such a worthy cause."
Mark Devlin also paid tribute to Jeff, and Hartlepool Chief Executive Russ Green, for taking on the task. He said: “What a fantastic and gruelling challenge Jeff and Russ have in front of them. It will be a privilege to be able to join them on the final leg of their inspirational walk from Hartlepool to Wembley Stadium. I’m sure that everyone from both inside and outside of the football community will offer as much help as they are able in raising both awareness and funds for the ongoing battle against Prostate Cancer. I just hope I can keep up with the pair of them and look forward to walking up Wembley Way with Jeff, Russ and everyone else involved in this wonderful walk.”
Among the supporters joining Jeff on the full 26.2 mile walk from Wimbledon to Wembley next Wednesday is Richard Trowbridge. The lifelong Bees fans said: "I am looking to raise as much money as possible for this worthy cause. I myself am a massive Brentford Fan so to be able to spend a part of the day in Dean and Mark's company is an honour and something I am looking forward to." Supporters can sponsor Richard via his Just Giving Page or by texting RTST81 £5 to 70070
Supporters can help Mark to fundraise at www.justgiving.com/JeffStellingwalk
Dean's sponsorship page can be found at https://www.justgiving.com/Dean-Smith-Bees
Prostate Cancer UK is the Official Charity Partner of The Football League. Jeff will visit 25 Football League clubs, five Premier League teams and Non-League St Albans City during his ten-day walk, which starts on 21 March. For more information on how to apply for the walk, which has limited spaces and a fundraising target for every individual walking, go to: www.prostatecanceruk.org/get-involved/walk-with-jeff