In early 2023, a really dear friend of mine was diagnosed with rare and very cruel Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Over the last year, she, her husband and their two young children have displayed unbelievable strength as they've adapted their lives to manage her illness. They're truly, truly amazing.

By coincidence, the same week she was diagnosed, some other friends mentioned they were training for the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon. I didn't know who Rob Burrow was, but I learned that he's a professional rugby player who was diagnosed with MND in 2019 - and this marathon had been created to raise awareness of MND and funding for research and treatment.

It was too late by then for me to start training for the 2023 RB Leeds Marathon, but I was committed to running it this year.

I've run marathons before, although the last one was in 2012 and in those days I was some valuable combination of younger and fitter. But I'm going to make it happen on May 12th this year, and would be very grateful for your support in fundraising please 🙏

Lots of love, Peter. X

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All money raised will go directly to the MND Association - there’s detail further down this page about their vital work.

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Also: read more here about Rob Burrow and some of the incredible things he's led to raise money for MND research.