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I am taking on the challenge of my first ever London Marathon in memory of a great friend, Alexander Albiston.

Alex, an exceptionally brave and inspirational young man, sadly lost his battle with cancer on Saturday 13th March 2010.  He was just 18 years old.

Alex touched the lives of everyone he came into contact with; which is evident by the hundreds of tributes that have been placed on Facebook since his death and also the amazing number of people that attended at his funeral.

He was a remarkable young man, who demonstrated such wisdom and courage during his illness and he never let the cancer affect his wicked sense of humour/ mask his winning smile.  For those who knew Alex, they can pride themselves in knowing such an extraordinary young man and take comfort in his memory, his inspiration and the light he brought to the world.

Family and friends of Alex have now raised over £84,357 for cancer charities; the Bone Cancer Research Trust, the Teenage Cancer Trust and the Weston Park Cancer Charity. It has taken less than 6 years to break through the 80k barrier, onwards to £100k!

Alexander James Albiston will live on the hearts of many. I am so proud and honoured to represent not only my friend, but this fantastic charity at such a prestigious event.

I am under no illusions that running 26.2 miles is going to be both physically & mentally exhausting; training for it even harder! However, that is nothing in comparison to what young cancer patients and their families have to deal with on a day to day basis.

Time for me to go and put the miles in, however, if you'd like to know more about Alex's story, please follow the below link.  It is truly an inspirational story;

http://www.alexalbiston.co.uk/

Thank you all for your continued support, I really appreciate it, as do Teenage Cancer Trust.

#TeamTeenageCancer

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