John’s fundraising page can be found here:
https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/JohnLamontMND
Local MP John Lamont is set to run the 2018 London Marathon to raise money to raise money for MND research.
The MP will be raising funds for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation and MND Scotland. Hoping to raise at least £3,000, the funds will be split equally between the two charities.
At least one MP has run in each of the 37 London Marathons since the first event in 1981. This year a record of MPs will be running the event on 22nd April 2018.
John has decided to raise money for MND after the positive way in which Borderer Doddie Weir has reacted to his own MND diagnosis.
This will be John’s third marathon, following New York in 2011(where he raised over £2000 for Borders Osteoporosis Society) and Edinburgh in 2012. John also completed an Ironman Triathlon in 2014.
John Lamont MP said: “We have all been moved by the way in which Borderer and rugby legend Doddie has reacted to his MND diagnosis and I wanted to do my bit.
“Running a marathon doesn’t get any easier with age but I’m getting a huge amount of motivation from being able to raise funds to tackle MND. I’ll be pounding the pavements in the Borders over the next few months to get myself as ready as I can be.
“MND is a terrible disease which affects over 5,000 adults in the UK. All the money raised will go towards research into preventing and treating MND.”