Stuart Crichton from the London Ambulance Service (LAS) always dreamt of running the London Marathon.
When he applied in 2016, and was given a place, he began training. But his weight soon became an issue.
“I had to pull out because I just couldn’t do it,” he said.
“I was a lot heavier then, I was six stone heavier. Running was really hard and I just couldn’t get over the 5k mark.”
Now after years of pure determination, he’s lost weight, trained hard and is finally ready to take on his biggest challenge ever – the London Marathon 2026.
