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Sian Gallacher

London Marathon 2026

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Hi i am Sian I have COPD and I’m running the London Marathon 2026 to fight for lung health!

Hi, I’m Sian. I have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and I am running the London Marathon in 2026!

This year marks 10 years since I lost my sister to the same disease. It was awful to watch such an outgoing, lively and vivacious woman decline in health. The COPD resulted in her suffering heart attacks and a stroke in which she lost her sight before she ultimately lost her life. When I was diagnosed, it felt like I was being handed the same fate and I was terrified. I felt as though I had been handed a death sentence and that it marked the end of everything I enjoyed doing.

But it didn’t.

COPD is a lung condition that makes it hard to breathe. Some days feel ok but others feel like you’re trying to breathe through a straw. It doesn’t go away and it is a progressive disease but keeping active helps to slow it down that progression. 

I’ve learned that while I’ll always live with this disease, there are things I can do. Since my diagnosis I’ve done triathlons - my highlights being Ironman 70.3 Turkey and representing GB as an age group athlete in Menen, Belgium. Running has always been the hardest discipline for me because the COPD means I get breathless quickly. 

That’s why this challenge is the toughest thing I’ve ever considered doing. 

I’m doing this to remember my sister. She’d definitely think I’d lost the plot and I would love to have heard what she would have had to say about it. I’m also doing it to show that life with COPD doesn’t have to stop. You can still have goals. You can still do things that scare you, things you love and take on new challenges. 

I’m so grateful for any donations you can make. It will help raise awareness and support for people like me living with COPD. 

Thank you for reading my story and for supporting me on my road to the start line.

Sian 



Every minute, someone in the UK is diagnosed with a lung condition. I want to make a difference. I'm running the London Marathon 2026 for Asthma + Lung UK, the only UK charity that fights for everyone’s right to breathe. Every pound I'm able to raise will take us a step closer to a world where everyone has healthy lungs.

Just £22 allows one of Asthma + Lung UK's nurses to answer a call on the Helpline, offering potentially lifesaving advice. I'd be very grateful for any donations you could make!

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September 2025

Sunday 7th Sep

Hi everyone,

Many thanks for all of the donations so far. It has been a great start and I really appreciate that you have taken the time to read my story and support my fundraising for Asthma & Lung UK.

Since setting up this page my daughter Amanda and I have been working hard with training and racing. I’m especially thankful that Amanda is also fundraising alongside me. She’s been amazing and kicked things off by running a 70 mile ultra marathon back in June.

I’ve been focusing on base training to get ready for the longer marathon miles (trying to stay injury free). This has meant I have been consistently running 3 times a week for the past few months. I also ran the Two Tunnels 10k last month which was my first event of 2025 and was a great confidence boost heading into marathon prep this winter.

Over the next few months, I’ll be sharing more of my training journey on social media so feel free to follow along if you fancy seeing how it’s going and I will update here again later in the year.

Amanda’s also working hard towards her own marathon in December, setting lofty goals in hope of boosting our fundraising. We’re both really motivated to raise as much as we can for a cause that means a lot to us.

Thanks again for all your support.

Thank you to my Sponsors

£30

Sabina And Ange

Raffle tickets cash payment

£10

Helen Olliff

£40

Jonathan Evans

£20

Matt Howard

£10.50

Limanda Hobson

£21

Naomi And Sam

Raffle cash donation. Thank you Naomi an Sam

£10

Caroline Bowd

Cash payment for Raffle. Thankyou Caroline Bowd

£40

Jeff Kitson

Cash payment Raffle £10 and £30 donation. Thanks Jeff

£10

Kirsty Petherick

Good luck Sian

£21

Chris Smith

£20

Liz Williams

Raffle. You’ve so got this and I will be cheering you on so loudly xxxxx

£10

Susie Hentschal

Raffle cash payment Susie Hentschal

£10

Nadine

Raffle You will smash this

£10

Becky

Thanks for you cash purchase for the raffle

£20

Sue Leach

Thanks for your cash donation Sue

£20

Daisy Miller

Raffle

£10.50

Su (nightingale)

Raffle 5 entries

£3

Jan Shaw

Raffle

£126

Peoc

Go Sian. Here is a little something from all at PEOC

£17

Anonymous

£21

Gary Blakeley

£60.40

Cake Bake Day 2

Cake bake day. Thankyou everyone for supporting today

£25.20

Amelia Ashworth-endicott

Nice one, Sian! Doing your bit for asthma and lung health — the rest of us are out of breath just watching you. 🏃‍♀️💨

£20

Mike

Good luck Sian

£3

Anonymous

£10.50

Bethany Ashton

Good luck Sian - what an amazing cause!

£52.50

Graeme Jeffrey

Good luck with your training, hope those balloons haven’t taken all your puff away. Xx

£21

Sarah Ernest

You will absolutely smash this Sian!! You are amazing xxx

£10.50

Rachael Warren

Good luck Sian.

£40

Matt Wilson

Well done Sian!

£5.25

Anonymous

£117.80

Cake Bake

Thankyou to everyone who donated cash for the cake bake today and to everyone ekse who donated on the app.

£15.75

Louise Lake

Amazing effort!!!!

£5.25

Jasmin Rockey

£5.25

Kamila Roberts

Good luck!! :D

£3.68

Lucy

Thanks Sian- bake sale donation xx

£31.50

Jonathan Howell

£15.75

Karina Chisholm

Well done Sian!!!

£10.50

Alex

£5

Celia Wogan

You’ll smash it Sian 🙌

£10.50

Anonymous

£5.25

Anonymous

£10.50

Anonymous

£5.25

Anonymous

£5.25

Melody

Thank you for your amazing cakes

£2.10

Cara

Good luck!

£10.50

Naomi

Well done Sian!! You’ll be brilliant 👏👏👏

£20

Anonymous

Thankyou Anne for your donation today

£2.10

Jennifer Hall

From Jenny from hips

£2.10

Anonymous

£2.10

Anonymous

£2.10

Lucy West

Lucy from the hip team

£2.10

Jazz Rockey

£2.10

Grace Stokes

£2.10

Anonymous

£10.50

Anonymous

Thanks Sam and Becky for your guesses on the balloon sweepstake and donation 😀

£15.75

Sian Gallacher

Thankyou to the cash payment folks on my sweepstake to raise funds for Asthma and lung

£5

Louise Worlin

Good luck Sian 🙂

£5.25

Joanne Ingram

Go Sian

£5

Sarah Madrigal

Goodluck Sian!!

£10.50

Sophie Pepper

Good luck x

£40

Sabina

You can do this.....run like the wind (and you'll be back at work in no time) haha :) xxx

£25.20

Caroline

Good luck Sian x

£21

Annie Down

Good luck

£20

Ashleigh H

So inspirational. Both of you 🫶

£15.75

Louise Lake

Go Sian!!!!!!!! X

£40

Jeffrey Kitson

Good luck sian!

£21

Michael Saunders

£10.50

James Blackburn

£10

Jack G

£20

Tracie Easby

Well done!

£21

Scott

Well done Amanda and good luck to your mum

£21

Louise Kearns

£15

Sinead Logie

Well done Amanda, what an achievement!

£20

Pamela Thomson

I’m sure you will smash it Sian! Love Pam, Gav and the kids xx

£20

Greig Mck

£10

Theresa J Roskell

Well done Amanda! Walk or run you will do brilliantly.

£20

Aaron Edwards

Good luck both, incredible distances and for a great cause!

£31.50

Sally

Good luck Suan, will be thinking of you xxx

£23.10

Michelle Macsorley

You go girl, Amazing!

£23.10

Borja Casalduero

🏃‍♀️!!!!

£15

Janette Roe

Go Gallachers. Inspirational

£42

Susan Hentschel

Go for it Sian, you can do this.

£23.10

Michelle Begam

Go smash it lovely lady xx

£50

Amanda G

Good luck! Can’t wait to see you cross that finish line!

£57.25

Sian Gallacher

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