Emma Biddle, who looked after the Service Dealer advertising for a year, is competing in Sunday's London Marathon.
It will be her first full marathon, but has competed in two half-marathons in recent weeks in Bournemouth where she is a teacher - and has completed 20-miles runs along the seafront of the Dorset resort.
She says "I'm running in the London Marathon 2013 to raise money for Macmillan Caring Locally at Christchurch, Dorset." Macmillan Caring Locally supports a Specialist Palliative Care unit at Christchurch Hospital, Dorset. It owns & operates The Grove, a hotel in Bournemouth for Cancer patients, and supports a range of services for Cancer diagnosis and treatment at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital & Poole Hospital.
She adds "I am doing this because of my mum, who has recovered from her treatment and continues to be an inspiration to others, . . .for those who are, sadly, not with us now . . .and for the dedicated and hard working Macmillan staff at Christchurch, Dorset.
