Martin Sharp, the York-based founding father of Sharp Match for Life, is planning to run his first ever marathon when he takes on the London Marathon on April 27, 2025.
However not content material to depart it at that, he plans to observe up the 26.2-mile race with the Milton Keynes Marathon on Might 5 and the Rob Burrows Leeds Marathon on Might 11.
He will likely be elevating cash for the Teenage Most cancers Belief in reminiscence of his cousin’s daughter who was identified with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma as a youngster.
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Martin solely began working in February to help his spouse Sarah, who wished to fulfil her ambition to run the York 10K in August.
Martin says: “Like most households, mine has been affected by most cancers. We misplaced my uncle, my father’s twin brother, to pancreatic most cancers, my father survived thyroid most cancers, and the toughest loss was my cousin’s daughter, who was identified with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at age 14.
“Regardless of the perfect efforts, professional therapy and help from the Teenage Most cancers Belief (TCT) unit on the Leeds Normal Infirmary, she misplaced her courageous battle 5 years later.
“I actually wished to set myself a problem and lift cash for this particular charity so it may help different youngsters and their households all through therapy and, hopefully, into remission.
“I’m not a pure runner and I’ve bronchial asthma and once I agreed to run the York 10k with Sarah, I spent about 4 months actually not having fun with myself. Perseverance paid off although and working is now a part of my common routine.”
Martin has set himself a fundraising goal of £2,000 and folks can observe his journey and sponsor him at http://sharpfitforlife.com/tct2025
The triple marathon will not be the primary time Martin has set himself a frightening problem for charity. In June 2023, he walked 109 miles throughout North Yorkshire in simply 5 days to lift cash for the RNLI.
And earlier than he had even accomplished his first long-distance working occasion with the York 10k in August, he had booked his spot on the Yorkshire 10 Mile race, which he accomplished on Sunday (October 20)
