Many runners have pledged to raise £2,000 each for slots in an event that repeatedly breaks fundraising records. And the bonanza shows no signs of slowing
When Jane Sutton laces up her trainers to run the Virgin Money London Marathon, she will be making good on a promise to her son, Stephen, who died last May, aged 19, after a four-year battle with cancer.
Stephen’s remarkable spirit during his final months, when he drew up a “bucket list” of 46 things he wanted to achieve before he died, captured the heart of the nation and saw more than £5m in donations flood into the Teenage Cancer Trust. “The charity was very close to Stephen’s heart, as it helped him greatly throughout his cancer journey,” Sutton says. “It was the TCT that gave Stephen the confidence to speak so candidly and, at times, bluntly about his cancer.”
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