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In September 2010, at the age of 42, I was diagnosed with cancer requiring significant surgery to remove skin and lymph nodes.  After three rounds of surgery over 6 months, I was given the “all clear” in the summer of 2011.  For the next 5 years, I require a check-up every three months to ensure the cancer has not returned. I’ve made a number of life changes since these events, which include working less hard, spending more time with family and friends, and committing to get fit and lose weight.  I was a competitive runner in my teens and 20’s but lost the habit in my 30’s due to a corporate lifestyle, which involved extensive and perpetual business class travel all over the world. Surviving cancer has galvanised a latent desire to improve my general health and well-being and has therefore been the incentive to take up running once again.  The London Marathon provides an ideal target.  Raising funds for cancer research at Bristol University, of which I am an alumni, completes the circle! Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure.  Your details are safe with JustGiving and they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails.  Once you donate they'll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a Uk taxpayer. Please dig deep and help me give something back to those working on the cancer research that has saved my life and many like me.

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