My Story

This is a mammoth task for me - both the fundraising challenge and the physical/mental challenge. After completing a gruelling half marathon in September I’m under no illusion how difficult it’ll be in April. But this will be nothing compared to what mum went through. Mum and my sponsors will be a great motivation to help me cross the line!

I would be very grateful to anyone who would help me reach this huge fundraising target. Whether you were lucky enough to meet mum or not, 1 person dies from breast cancer every 45 minutes in the UK (many more women than men) and so this is a very worthy cause.

Breast Cancer Now is the flagship breast cancer charity in the UK covering research and support for sufferers and their families.

They have funded £268m for incredible research projects including a focus on prevention, early detection and treatment/detection for secondary (metastatic) breast cancer. 

BCN also lead the way sharing how to check yourself and stay healthy: Touch, Look, Check.

Click here to read up on signs & symptoms, how to check yourself and for more information on BCN’s great work.

Thank you for reading and donating. 

Ben

The London Marathon has become an annual, inspiring and colourful fixture in the world’s sporting calendar since the inaugural race on 29 March 1981: a celebration of fun, fundraising and fancy dress.

Over the years more than a million people have completed the 26.2-mile course – which runs from Blackheath to The Mall, with a spectacular finish in front of Buckingham Palace, showcasing the very best that the capital city has to offer.

What’s more, these participants have raised over a billion pounds for charity and there have been countless amazing tales of human achievement throughout the event’s history – living up to its aim of helping participants ‘to have fun, and provide some happiness and sense of achievement in a troubled world’.