A paediatric neurosurgeon and a Tesco worker are among the people from Nottinghamshire who will be taking part in the London Marathon to raise money for causes close to their hearts. The 42nd running of the annual event will be taking place on Sunday (October 2), with the first races expected to kick off at around 9am.
Among those taking part will be Gemma Downie, who works at the Tesco Carlton Superstore and who has athletics running through the family, given that her sisters are Team GB Olympians Becky and Ellie Downie.
Gemma will be raising money in memory of her brother Josh, who passed away at the age of just 24 last October due to arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. Gemma now wants to raise at least £2,500 in his memory for the British Heart Foundation.
