the worry they have been through and the courage they have shown.Being a runner (albeit a SLOW runner) I realised that a marathon was the ideal fund-raising opportunity, and, with the thought of sending the little girl and her family to Disney, the Disney

MY STORYIt's been well over a decade of fundraisingBy family, friends and I.We've pulled trains up tracks, played rugby,To keep the Air Ambulance in the sky.I've organised events and dances,How many raffles? Goodness knows!Run marathons, halfs

I’m a ‘normal’ bloke - married with a young family, Benjamin aged 6 and Holly aged 2.  Work is a significant part of my life, second only to my family, and I continually strive for success within my field.Although I have never excelled at sports

for my next lifetime experience.“It’s the things we overcome and achieve that makes us great”Every marathon is a lifetime experience and to raise money for a charity gives me a great sense of achievement.My advice and tips for fundraisingFamilyMake sure

that they have little hope of pulling through. People who give everything trying to beat the disease and families who suffer terribly throughout. Paul's illness broke my parents, and I could not bear to see how hurt they were. As a father of two young children I

proud of myself. Unfortunately my blood sugars took a bit of a hit – but along with a few extra injections and close monitoring I got myself sorted pretty quickly.The reason to run for Diabetes UK and how I fundraisedSo the next challenge was the Great

 with ourselves. My dad joked at the time that I take everything to extremes and I would be running the London Marathon next! I told him I would run the marathon no problem if he stopped smoking and the whole family laughed about it. The thought of any of us

 and Coast to Coast which for a young man with a love of a challenge was just the thing to keep me on the straight and narrow.I then grew up and moved away to work, marry and have my own family.I stayed in touch occasionally, but lives are busy. Then I

curve, just massively different parts of it!Since than, every step I have taken and every stride that I've ran has been a dedication to the family I lost and a journey towards the finish line of the marathon - and a bloody good cry! The important thing