I am running the Yorkshire marathon 2025 in memory of my dad, Andy Pailor, who passed away from lung cancer in 2015.

In 2015, my dad was diagnosed with lung cancer around the time of his 45th birthday. He started treatment, but unfortunately the cancer was advanced, and he passed away at Christmas 10 weeks later.

One of my favourite memories with my dad was visiting York together for my interview at York St John University earlier in 2015. From that moment, York became a really special place to me, so the Yorkshire Marathon feels like the perfect event to fundraise for a charity close to my heart, to mark 10 years since my dad passed away.

My dad was an active man who loved running, he was a very well-respected Police Sergeant on the Isle of Man, a wonderful dad and husband and the life and soul of every party! I’m really hoping I can do him proud at the Yorkshire marathon 2025.

At Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, it is our mission to ensure everyone diagnosed with lung cancer can live well with the disease for as long as possible.

For the past three decades, Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation has been the driving force behind lung cancer research, investing millions of pounds into the early detection of the disease. We have done this, and will continue to do this, because we know if lung cancer is caught early, curative treatment is possible.