15 years ago my mum was diagnosed with a sarcoma, a type of cancer that develops in the bone and soft tissue. 

It had taken a long time to get to that point - including an operation because the doctors thought it was something else - but because it was diagnosed, she had surgery and treatment. Thankfully, she has been cancer-free since. 

2% of cancers are sarcomas and they're not that well known about. 

Sarcoma UK were a fantastic (& the only) source of information about sarcomas I could find when I really wanted to understand what my mum was up against. They fund research, give support and campaign for better treatments. 

I've never run a marathon before and I've only ever run one race, but I can't think of a better reason to try and run 26 miles!

I would be so grateful for your help to support them.