UPDATE: Dannie has been given the all clear to walk the 26.2 miles the day before the London Marathon with best friend Anna Richardson :-) They will be walking the Clarendon Way from Salisbury (where Elise has been having rehab physio) to Winchester. There might even be a guest appearance from Elise!

UPDATE: unfortunately, during training, Dannie has been diagnosed with a heart rhythm issue so has been medically pulled out. However, fear not, the wonderful Rachel Alves has SO kindly agreed to step in and Dom is still running - so the 52 miles will be covered. Thank you Rachel :-)

UPDATE: Elise is in remission! And continues to make wonderful progress with her physio.

Our wonderful, brave sister Elise (22) has been diagnosed with a rare type of cancer called myxoid liposarcoma.

Elise has just started an intensive stint of radiotherapy for the next five weeks and will then need major surgery on her leg followed by physio to re-train the muscles to walk.

Sarcoma is a very under funded type of cancer due to being rare so the Spencers are taking on a year of fundraising culminating in Dom and Dannie running the London marathon in April 2024 to raise much needed funds. The training should coincide with Elise's physio so we can all utter many swear words in the name of sarcoma and come out fighting the other side.

Elise is being treated in one of a number of specialist units in the UK in Cornwall and we are all incredibly grateful for the expertise available to her as part of the Sarcoma team.

Any and all donations, no matter how small, will be so gratefully received as Elise embarks on her treatment journey.

We will post back periodically with treatment, training and other fundraising updates xx