THE STORY
One runner, one map, five years.
Hi, I'm Curtis. This is how a sketch turned into Route Raiser.
NOV 2021
The first idea
A place in the 2023 London Marathon, and a route drawn on an HTML canvas that filled in as donations came in.
2022
Injury
I had to pull out. The idea went on the shelf.
OCT 2024
Starting again
My own fundraising site, this time with a real map. Every donation claims its own stretch.
SEP 2025
A second chance
A place in the 2026 London Marathon, running for Cancer Research UK.
FEB 2026
Writing it up
CURTISCODE.DEV · 7 FEB 2026Turning my London Marathon fundraiser into a sponsorable route ↗26 APR 2026
Race day
£3,286
raised for Cancer Research UK by 127 sponsors. 26.7 km of the 42.2 km course sponsored.
See my map →
MAY 2026
It becomes Route Raiser
Other runners wanted one, so it got a name. The Sunshine Fund signed up for their Great North Run runners.
JUN – AUG 2026
The first runners
Trial links in June, then the first runner signed up for the Great North Run in August.
SEP – OCT 2026
Open to everyone
Any runner, any race, any charity. Then dozens more charities, plus New York, Berlin and Loch Ness.