A woman from Teddington is running the London Marathon this year, in memory of her farther-in-law.

Jan Lowe will be supporting leading cancer charity, Penny Brohn UK. Her father-in-law, David, was supported by them when he was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer last year.

David suggested that Jan ran the marathon for Penny Brohn UK and supported her when she first started fundraising. Sadly, he passed away on Boxing Day last year.

Jan is no stranger to running, having run two half marathons and a couple of 5K and 10K races. However this is her first full marathon.

To raise sponsorship, Jan has been supported by her friends and family and is planning to organise a cake sale at work and collection outside her local Marks and Spencer.

Talking about taking on the London Marathon, Jan said: “David loved custard, rugby, skiing and above all his family. Penny Brohn UK supported David since his devastating diagnosis providing a combination of physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual support.

"Penny Brohn UK helped David to continue to enjoy the things that he loved. In order to support this fantastic charity I have committed to run the London Marathon. I’m going to give it my best as Penny Brohn UK did its best for David and David did his best for his family.”

Emma Gilmore, Head of Community and Challenge Events at Penny Brohn UK said: “We are delighted that Jan is running the London Marathon in aid of Penny Brohn UK and in memory of David. All the sponsorship money raised will help us support more people affected by cancer to live as well as possible for as long as possible. A big thank you and good luck to Jan!”

Jan is hoping to raise £5000 for Penny Brohn UK; to sponsor Jan visit https://bit.ly/2TNWYzB. For further information about Penny Brohn UK visit www.pennybrohn.org.uk.