{"id":973,"date":"2023-10-31T12:20:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T12:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cromwellvets.co.uk\/news\/?p=973"},"modified":"2026-03-10T13:27:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:27:45","slug":"student-nurse-katy-completed-the-vitality-london-12k-race-in-support-of-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cromwellvets.co.uk\/news\/student-nurse-katy-completed-the-vitality-london-12k-race-in-support-of-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Nurse Katy completed the Vitality London 12k race in support of mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Supporting those in her profession suffering from emotional, mental health or financial problems has proved the inspiration for a Cambridgshire student veterinary nurse to tackle a fundraising 10km run in London.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Katy Dickson, who works at Cromwell Vets, which has six practices across the county, recently completed the Vitality London 10,000 race in one hour and six minutes and has raised nearly \u00a3300 for VetLife<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-975 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cromwellvets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/student-veterinary-nurse-runs-10k-for-vitality-london-r-225x300.webp\" alt=\"student veterinary nurse runs 10k for vitality london race\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cromwellvets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/student-veterinary-nurse-runs-10k-for-vitality-london-r-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.cromwellvets.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/student-veterinary-nurse-runs-10k-for-vitality-london-r.webp 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Katy said: \u201cHaving suffered with mental health before joining the veterinary industry, I\u2019ve only found it more important to keep it in check and encourage others to keep theirs in check as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cRunning is one of the things I do to keep my mental health in check, usually with my dog Wally by my side, so when I saw Vetlife needed people to run for them for Vitality London 10,000, I stepped up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Katy, a mental health and wellbeing ambassador at Cromwell Vets, who often organises team activities for the practice, is no stranger to raising money for Vetlife, having successfully completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge earlier in the year with some colleagues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Those wishing to donate to Katy\u2019s Vitality London fundraiser can still do so by visiting <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/2023vitalitylondon10000.enthuse.com\/pf\/katy-dickson-vetlife\">https:\/\/2023vitalitylondon10000.enthuse.com\/pf\/katy-dickson-vetlife<\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">VetLife has been supporting the veterinary profession for some 120 years and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">has evolved constantly to meet the changing needs of the profession.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cta\" href=\"\/about-us\/meet-the-team\">Meet our team<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supporting those in her profession suffering from emotional, mental health or financial problems has proved the inspiration for a Cambridgshire&hellip; 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