Two colleagues are preparing to take on the London Marathon in April to raise funds for good causes close to their hearts.
Materials Controller Michelle Minshall and Lab Operative Adrian Maj will be running the 26.2-mile course on April 21 and have been training together as they build up to the run.
Michelle’s story
Michelle is raising funds for the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation in memory of her mum who lost her battle with stage four lung cancer very suddenly in 2018.
It will be her first marathon but she has been putting in the miles to prepare for the challenge. As well as normal evening and weekend runs, she has taken part in five 10k events and the Alton Towers half marathon over the past six months.
She said: “My mum was an amazing and caring, loving woman and was always a fighter! She was a community carer and her ‘extended family’ was everything to her as well as her own family.
“I owe a lot of who i am to her and i hope i can make her proud for not only raising the funds for this amazing charity who can help lung cancer patients as well as the family and the research but to make her proud of the daughter she raised.
“This is the reason for this, and i hope with your help and donations i can reach my goal.”
All proceeds will be going to the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation. You can sponsor Michelle via her JustGiving page.
Adrian’s story
Adrian is running what will be his ninth London Marathon to raise much-needed funds for Nerve Tumours UK.
Adrian has raised more than £25,000 for nerve tumour charities by running the marathon because his niece has a potentially debilitating neurological condition called neurofibromatosis.
Adrian said: “I’m back for what has become my annual four months of training, followed by a marathon from Greenwich to Buckingham Palace. A lot of work goes into being fit enough to complete it, but its all worth it because I care about the cause I raise money for.
He added: “I’m supporting Nerve Tumours UK because their mission means a great deal to me and my family. They provide crucial support to people living with the neurofibromatoses – the conditons that cause nerve tumours.
“Please help me bolster their support.”
Anyone who would like to add to the fundraising amount can sponsor Adrian by visiting his JustGiving page.