Sonny Peart, Business and Travel curriculum manager at Harrow College, will be taking part in the Edinburgh Marathon on 25 May, in aid of charity.
Peart will be running in support of cancer charity Myeloma UK, a cause close to his heart. “I’m running in aid of Myeloma UK because in September my mother was diagnosed with AL amyloidosis, a rare, incurable bone marrow condition in which abnormal proteins which the body cannot break down accumulate in various organs, gradually damaging their function.”
Peart has been training hard in order to tackle the Edinburgh Marathon, a 26.2 mile race in good time.
“I’m hoping to run the distance in under four hours,” said Peart, “and am currently training six days a week, so if you see me on the roads of Harrow, do give me a toot to show your support.”
You can also show your support for Peart by sponsoring him here: http://www.justgiving.com/sonny-peart
Myeloma is a cancer arising from plasma cells, a type of white blood cell normally responsible for producing antibodies that help fight infection. In myeloma, these plasma cells become abnormal, multiply uncontrollably and release only one type of antibody which has no useful function.
Myeloma UK is the only UK charity focused on providing valuable information and support to people affected by myeloma. It has a strategic partnership with the National Amyloidosis Centre (NAC) at the Royal Free Hospital in London, the only centre in the UK specialising in amyloidosis. Myeloma UK is based in Edinburgh, and will have a number of runners raising money by running the marathon in Scotland’s capital.