Last year, for the second time in my life my Mum was diagnosed with breast cancer. This time around I was old enough to realise how serious this was and how much this would affect my Mum, our family and friends. 

But, if you know Sue Roche, you know she's an incredibly positive person and there was only ever one possible outcome to this. Her positivity has been infectious. It has helped her and everyone around her get through the worst.

Last year my Mum was just one of 50,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK. But with charities like Breast Cancer Care, more women are surviving breast cancer than ever before. They have opened the door to better awareness, better screening and better treatments. 

I’d like to do my bit by following in my Dad’s (literal) footsteps and run a marathon to raise money for Breast Cancer Care. I’ll be running the Brighton Marathon on 9th April along the (hopefully) sunny promenade. 

Anyone that know’s my family will know we're a competitive bunch, so I’m going to try and beat the 4hrs 32mins my Dad set back in 2004 at the London Marathon. 

Thanks for taking the time to read this, any amount of sponsorship will be greatly appreciated. Hopefully together we can raise a considerable amount for the thousands of women & men who will face battles with breast cancer in the future.