Leila Martley

I miss you Elaine and Vince and I don't want to miss any more friends.

This is my first participation in a fundraiser  like this since 'blisters for bread' (a 20 km walk back in the 1980s). I am biking 'going the distance' of 510 km in the month of April 2026, not a big hardship, but will take some effort. Thanks to everyone who supports me I really do feel passionate about Malaghans amazing research (see their words below) and the tangible help it can bring people. Hope you learn about their work through this, and all donations gratefully accepted. Special thanks for my first donors who have already got me halfway there.

From Malaghan

Right now, many Kiwis with aggressive blood cancers have to travel thousands of kilometres overseas and pay enormous costs to access CAR T treatment. 

I’m taking on this challenge because no one should have to leave Aotearoa for life-changing cancer care. Every kilometre I complete and every dollar I raise will support the Malaghan Institute’s ENABLE-2 trial - a critical step toward making CAR T-cell therapy available in New Zealand’s public health system, close to home and whānau.

Please support my challenge if you can. Together, we can help bring this treatment home.