A man who lost his father to Alzheimer’s is doing an entire year of fundraising across the UK to raise money to fund research into the devastating disease. Steven Wright is raising money for Alzheimer’s Society by running the London Marathon in April 2025. In the build up to this, he is doing a year of activities to raise as much money as possible and will be joined by his family and friends.
Currently Steven has raised £1,947 of his £2,000 goal. In April this year Steven completed the first activity, the Manchester Marathon, which spans over 26 miles across the region as the UK’s second largest marathon. The event saw a record-breaking 32,000 people sign up to take on the challenge after final entries sold out months before.
Just one month later, Steven successfully completed the Greater Manchester 10k run with his friend, Caroline. Steven is now embarking on the third leg of his journey, in which he will complete four bike rides across the UK, with each ride ending up back in Bolton . Steven said: “I sadly lost my dad in March 2023 following many years of suffering at the hands of Alzheimer's Disease.
“This is such a cruel condition which has a devastating impact on the person but also a significant impact on their family and friends. (Image: Steven Wright) “If you could spare any money to support this important cause at any time before April 2025 it would be amazing but joining in would be just as great. “It is time to end the suffering that this condition .