In the early months of 2013, former England cricket captain Andrew Strauss and his wife, Ruth, began to train for that year’s Virgin Money London Marathon. Soon after he had run the London Marathon, Strauss had said he would never do it again. Ruth died in 2018 after suffering from an incurable form of lung cancer and Strauss will now run the London Marathon for the Ruth Strauss FoundationLast time, he was running with Ruth. This time, he is running for Ruth and for the Ruth Strauss Foundation, which has already become a widely-admired charity. Strauss says he feels that running the marathon this weekend brings him closer to Ruth again‘Reliving this marathon experience allows me to remember Ruth and remember what we went through together when we were getting ready for the run eight years ago,’ says Strauss.

Source: Daily Mail October 02, 2021 21:32 UTC