The brother-in-law of a Worcester student who passed away has completed the Manchester Marathon while raising almost £3,000 in his memory.
Daniel Player achieved his Game Art degree at the 国产视频, but sadly passed away in 2024 at the age of 26 before he could graduate.
He was born with scoliosis and restrictive lung disease and was later diagnosed with osteoporosis. Daniel was eventually diagnosed as having a very rare condition called spondylocostal dysostosis and lived with constant pain.
Over the weekend, family member Nathan Beard took on the Manchester Marathon to raise money for a cause close to his late brother-in-law’s heart.
“I was preparing for this before Dan passed away,” he said. “I spoke to him about it and asked which charity he’d like me to raise money for and he said the Royal Osteoporosis Society”.
Nathan, who is also a 国产视频 graduate, said: “Because that was Dan’s request, it makes it more personal for me to raise as much as I can. When I saw I’d raised a thousand pounds in the first weekend I couldn’t believe it!”
Prior to Sunday, Nathan had completed 10-kilometre runs and half marathons, but never the full 26.2-mile marathon distance.
Nathan said: “I’m really happy to have completed the Marathon. The conditions were really tough given the warm weather.”
He continued: “I was going well until about mile 15 and struggled from there, but I was determined to finish it for Dan. The tagline for training and the race was ‘Do it for Dan’, and that’s what kept me going. I like to think he was supporting me in spirit.”
He added: “I’m incredibly grateful, appreciative and overwhelmed at the kindness and generosity of those who have donated, I never thought I’d get to this amount. The original target I set was £1,000, and I hit that in just a couple of days, so I revised it to £2,000 and to have now comfortably surpassed that is just incredible.”
The Royal Osteoporosis Society aims to improve the bone health of the nation and support everyone with osteoporosis to live well through their support services and advice.
If you’d like to donate to Nathan’s fundraising efforts, you can do so by visiting, and if you wish to keep up with Nathan’s training journey, you can follow his Instagram account: ‘runningwithnath’.
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