Bec Brown

Bec is a distance runner with now 3 London Marathons under her belt. But there was a day when London was a just a dream. Unlucky through the Official Ballot, after years of rejection emails and using her running as a way to keep fit, Bec decided to take things into her own hands. She set her sights on trying to run a Good for Age qualifying time at The Manchester Marathon. Training hard for 6 months with the support of her family, friends and of course this amazing running group. Bec switched her lie-ins for early morning training runs and filled her weekend mornings with long social runs. After just over 5 months of dedicated work Bec lined up in the starting corrals in Manchester and grabbed that Good for Age time.12 months later Manchester was swapped for London and she was ready to run the race she had always dreamt about. Supported on the sidelines by her husband and 2 children, she ran a good enough time to guarantee her a place the following year! But this second time was going to be a whole different fight. The dust had not long settled from the highs of the Marathon, when Bec and her family were hit with the devastating news that her husband of .. years was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Her rock, her biggest supporter and absolute best friend had a battle on his hands that he unfortunately just could not win. TBC...