MARATHON NO.23; NORTHAMPTONSHIRE FOR ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH

Marathon 23 brings me to Northampton, Northamptonshire, where I’ll be running in support of Alzheimer’s Research UK – running for those living with Alzheimer’s disease and for the critical research that could one day stop it in its tracks.

What is Alzheimer’s?

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, a progressive neurological condition that attacks the brain, slowly erasing memory, identity, and independence. It’s losing the ability to recognise loved ones, to speak, to move, to live the life you once knew. Every three minutes, someone in the UK develops dementia, and over 60% of these cases are Alzheimer’s.

Why am I Running for Alzheimer’s?

Because this disease doesn’t just affect the person diagnosed—it impacts entire families. I have never seen the heartbreak of watching someone fade, moment by moment but it still unsettles me. There is no cure. No treatment to stop or slow it. That needs to change. I’m running for every grandparent, parent, friend, and carer who has faced Alzheimer’s—and for the millions more who may yet face it.

What is Alzheimer’s Research UK and What Do They Do?

Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity, on a mission to find a cure. They fund groundbreaking science into the causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Their work supports a future where no one has to suffer through this cruel disease. They believe a world free from the fear, harm, and heartbreak of dementia is possible.

How Alzheimer’s Research UK Helps (and What Your Donation Can Do)

Your support goes directly into research that matters:

• £10 could buy lab tools to help scientists study brain cells.

• £25 helps fund data analysis that can reveal early warning signs.

• £50 contributes towards imaging technology to detect brain changes.

• £100 helps fund pioneering drug development trials for new treatments.

Please support Alzheimer’s Research UK by donating what you can. Whatever amount it does make change.