Rachel's Giving Page

My Story

I have chosen to run my first ever marathon - The Manchester Marathon - on October 10th 2021, to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Although I have raced in a number of half marathon events, this will be my first marathon (I am slightly terrified!). The sad reality is, that now, almost everyone you meet knows someone who has lost a loved one to cancer - or knows someone who is fighting against this incredibly cruel and unpredictable disease. Cancer Research is dedicated to saving lives through research and information and the hope is, that every day, we are able to move forward to saving more lives and helping more people fight back against cancer. I am committed to my training plan and committed to the end goal of running 26.2 miles whilst raising money for this incredible charity. The marathon will be the hardest physical challenge I will have ever done. Before signing up to this event, I had only ever run 13.1 miles. I am sure the training plan will have its ups and downs, and there will be self-doubt, tired legs and lots of early morning runs - however this actually does pale into insignificance when you think about the treatments Cancer patients have to endure and of course, the impact on families. This will keep me going, keep me motivated and make me realise that actually, I have the easy part to do - in comparison to what some families have gone through and are going through. If you are able to donate to my page today and help bring forward the day when all cancers are cured, there will be many many people, who will be so grateful and hopefully one day more treatments can be found to curing this awful disease. Thank you, Rachel xx