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In April 2026, I'm going to be running the London Marathon for Alder Hey Children's Charity and trying to raise a whopping £2,750 in the process.

It's an honour to be picked to represent Alder Hey. It's a cause incredibly close to my own heart - and even closer to my own legs.

Back in 2001, when I was a tiny little ginger boy, I was walking downstairs when my leg suddenly gave way - it was agonising, and something was wrong. After being ferried around to various hospitals looking for an answer, I ended up at Alder Hey in Liverpool where I was diagnosed with a bone cyst in my left tibia.

^ a much healthier leg in 2008

Whilst at Alder Hey, I was cared for, operated on, and given more x-rays than most people have in a lifetime. I received amazing treatment, and after spending a year in a wheelchair, I was able to keep both legs (in spite of amputation being a very potential outcome) and eventually walk — and run — again.

I honestly wouldn’t be where I am today without them and the work they do makes such a difference to so many young people. Running the London Marathon for Alder Hey feels like the ultimate full-circle moment. It’s a chance to hopefully give something back and help other children get the same life-changing support that I did.

Thank you for reading, thank you for any support whatsoever, and thank you to Alder Hey - I will always be grateful.