Marcus Portman, from Wombourne explains his decision to run a half marathon to raise money for Acorns Childrens Hospice.

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00:00Hi Marcus, so you're doing the half marathon and you're doing it for Acorns aren't you?

00:06Acorns Children's Hospice, yes.

00:09Just explain why you're doing that and how it all came about.

00:12I'm a former professional boxer, world champion and English champion but I'm ready to put

00:18the trainers back on now and run a half marathon for this great cause for Acorns Children's

00:24Hospice.

00:25It's close to my mother-in-law's heart so this is exactly why I'm doing it.

00:29So what made you choose Acorns?

00:30It's just a great work they do with children and under severe circumstances they are.

00:36I met the ladies, some of the ladies in Walsall Branch the other day and they showed me some

00:42stories and I'm just heart warmed of the work they do there.

00:46It's an amazing place.

00:47It is, yes.

00:48And I suppose you've been putting in a lot of training.

00:51I'm running currently about 60 miles a week so I know it's more but after this half marathon

00:56I'm going to be completing a full marathon after that.

00:58Oh really?

00:59Where's that going to be?

01:00That'll be in London.

01:01Oh right, you're doing a London marathon?

01:02Yeah, that's right, yes.

01:03Fantastic.

01:04Yeah, great.

01:05And you're all registered for that are you?

01:06Not yet but I'll just see how I'll get on with this one first.

01:09Brilliant.

01:10Well all the best anyway mate and I'm sure you'll do a cracking job.

01:13Cheers!

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