Jan's Story -
This is my 9th successive London and my 19th marathon altogether. Just love doing London it's amazing, I thought that I wasn't going to do it this year as I didn't get in with any ballot, and then when you offered me the place quite late on in the training, I was over the moon, so thank you again.
I did my first marathon in 2006 for my 60th b/day [London]. My lovely husband John was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer during the training and died the week before Christmas the same year, aged 58yrs. So I have tried and succeeded, to do London each year since, as a tribute to him, that's why I was so happy to have got the place. The running and my super friends at Black Pear Joggers in Worcester, has been very therapeutic for me during the grieving process and I know how lucky I am to be able to do what I do.