Leeds Beckett student Jake Quarmby has set himself the objective to finish the London Marathon race which will be held in April of this year.
Quarmby’s chosen charity is Macmillan Cancer Support, and he hopes to raise enough money to help and support families going through tough times.
Part of his decision to run the marathon came through a friend of his who also took part in the event last year he revealed: “I was inspired to run the London Marathon after watching my friend Cieran run it last April for his chosen charity which was the MS UK.
I was taken aback by the atmosphere and really wanted to be a part of the event whilst raising money for a good cause.”
“During my secondary school years, I completed in cross country competitively for my county, Merseyside, however, I fell out of love with the sport and feel like this marathon will provide me the perfect opportunity to pick up running again.”
Whilst Quarmby has started his preparations for the marathon, he is also part of Beckett’s futsal team who train & play three times a week and so he must balance the two, which comes with its own set of challenges.
“I am finding it challenging to balance futsal and running training at the same time to allow enough time for recovery.
As a result, I am currently only managing one long run a week around 10 miles which is less volume than I would like, however, I’m still feeling positive with how the training is going.”
Just finishing the race and hopefully inspiring others to partake in similar events is what Quarmby hopes to achieve with his actions.
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