03/09/2026
Congratulations to Harriet Davidson, diagnosed with LAM in 2019, for completing 4 marathons in 4 days!
"Despite having rare lung condition Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, diagnosed in 2019, I successfully completed the distance of 4 marathons in 4 days, spelling out “LAM” on the map and truly defying the odds of lung disease. It feels incredibly surreal. I had the most amazing support around me of my husband Adam and best friend Lauren running with me; my mum in a support car, and a physio from Wiltshire who joined us on the evenings.
We spent months meticulously planning this event, going out in the depths of the winter in the horrific conditions to plan the route; checking roads and fields to ensure we could safely run down them, and to ensure spelling “LAM”. The rolling hills of Somerset and Wiltshire took true grit to get through. I developed a nasty blistered on day 2 which led to some extremely difficult foot pain. We also had the stress of our accommodation being cancelled on us two days before the event, leading to a stressful lead up to the event!
Over the course of the 4 days, we climbed over 2500m of altitude over the course of the four days, despite all of our aches and pains, had long and isolating moments on the Imber range and Salisbury plain, but the true determination and support from donations, positive messages and kind strangers truly got us through. Incredibly proud to say I am not defined by my lung disease, and I hope I have truly put “LAM” on the map. My body and mind so much more capable than I ever imagined. Starting off on mine and my husbands wedding anniversary, 25th February and ending on rare disease day, 28th February outside of the Salisbury cathedral, the success of completion was truly magnificent"
"Despite having rare lung condition Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, diagnosed in 2019, I successfully completed the distance of 4 marathons in 4 days, spelling out “LAM” on the map and truly defying the odds of lung disease. It feels incredibly surreal. I had the most amazing support around me of my husband Adam and best friend Lauren running with me; my mum in a support car, and a physio from Wiltshire who joined us on the evenings.
We spent months meticulously planning this event, going out in the depths of the winter in the horrific conditions to plan the route; checking roads and fields to ensure we could safely run down them, and to ensure spelling “LAM”. The rolling hills of Somerset and Wiltshire took true grit to get through. I developed a nasty blistered on day 2 which led to some extremely difficult foot pain. We also had the stress of our accommodation being cancelled on us two days before the event, leading to a stressful lead up to the event!
Over the course of the 4 days, we climbed over 2500m of altitude over the course of the four days, despite all of our aches and pains, had long and isolating moments on the Imber range and Salisbury plain, but the true determination and support from donations, positive messages and kind strangers truly got us through. Incredibly proud to say I am not defined by my lung disease, and I hope I have truly put “LAM” on the map. My body and mind so much more capable than I ever imagined. Starting off on mine and my husbands wedding anniversary, 25th February and ending on rare disease day, 28th February outside of the Salisbury cathedral, the success of completion was truly magnificent"
They made it! Huge congratulations to Harriet Davidson, her husband Adam and best friend Lauren Weetch for battling through the pain barrier and completing 4 marathons in the space of 4 days to raise funds and awareness for LAM Action.
“We climbed over 2500m of altitude over the course of the four days, despite all of our aches and pains and blisters, had long and isolating moments on the Imber range and Salisbury plain, but the true determination and support from donations, positive messages and kind strangers truly got us through.”
An awesome achievement – well done to you all!
And they’re not stopping there – a charity quiz on Friday night will keep the fundraising going, with an incredible amount of approximately £8,000 raised so far! Big thanks to everybody who has supported their fundraising, if you would like to help, please visit the link below:
https://www.justgiving.com/page/harriet-saunders-3?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL&utm_campaign=021&fbclid=IwY2xjawQSVFRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBNY2doakhUbVRtejRxcDNOc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtrZWnDCBbzcLUqI4F_P41F1kA-Onc4Z_wxhJB-NHctGbci9b-wzZIxxDRrA_aem_nJZAPl01PLGyAXOQFhQfnw
Well done again and thank you from all of us at LAM Action.
