Hi I'm James I was lucky enough to get a place in the London Marathon and wanted to make that an opportunity to fundraise for the Spencer Superstars Foundation which supports children to live their passions and follow their dreams.

Established in 2022, Spencer Superstars Charitable Foundation supports children and young people, attending Spencer Academies. The Foundation provides financial gifts directly to children and young people, to support opportunities in their chosen field.

So the deal is: I, a middle-aged man with no particular running talent, will do the hard work and drag myself out of bed on cold winter's mornings, rainy nights and drizzly weekends to do the 20 week marathon training plan, in the hopes I can complete the London Marathon course on April 27th. If I can ask that you do the easier bit and sponsor me, the money will go to the young Superstars, who do all have lots of talent but perhaps not the opportunity to pursue their passion.