My Story

I am running the London Marathon 2024 for a very special little boy and his family.
Oliver was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in  August 2023, he has since navigated the intense first phases of treatment and is now receiving maintenance therapy which will continue for another 18 months. The journey has and continues to be gruelling.

Children with leukemia face immense challenges during chemotherapy, enduring not just the physical side effects like nausea, fatigue, and vulnerability to infections, but also psychological burdens such as fear and anxiety. This intense experience affects not just the child but also their families, who must navigate emotional, financial, and logistical hurdles alongside their loved one.

I hope that by raising this money for this wonderful charity more can be done to help children with cancer in the future. 

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’.