‘I was told I was going to die’: Woman running half marathon after beating alcoholism

Runners taking part in the London Landmarks Half Marathon run past St Paul’s Cathedral (James Manning/PA) - (PA Wire)

A 28-year-old woman who was told by doctors her alcohol dependency would kill her is running a half marathon three years after recovering.

Holly Dyson, 28, from Southport, is taking on the London Landmarks Half Marathon this Sunday to raise money for Alcohol Change UK, an alcohol harm charity.