Runner takes on three-month marathon challenge in memory of best friend

Scott Molumby will run three marathons over three months in memory of his best friend, Dan Logan-Thomas, who sadly died in December 2025 after living with cancer for eight months.

Scott’s challenge began with double ultra marathon along the Tarka Trail in his home of North Devon – which starts in Ilfracombe and finishes in Dartmoor National Park on 28 February 2026.

Just four weeks later, on 28 March, Scott will run an ultra marathon across the snowcapped mountains of Snowdonia in his Native Wales. The route will begin on the north coast at Conwy and will see him head up and down sixteen of the highest mountains in the range – all of which are over 3,000 feet high.

Finally, Scott’s challenge will conclude with the iconic 26.2-mile TCS London Marathon on 26th April, marking 58 relentless days for World Cancer Research Fund in Dan’s memory.

After meeting at Swansea University, Scott and Dan struck up a close friendship which spanned multiple continents – with the pair living together in Wales, Australia, and New Zealand.

“Dan was such a happy-go-lucky guy.” Scott said. “He made his own luck because he was so positive, right until the very end.”

Over the last five years, Dan lived with multiple brain tumours which were non-cancerous (benign), undergoing multiple surgeries and radiotherapy while continuing to live a full and adventurous life. However, after losing feeling down his left side in April 2025, scans showed a new, large tumour.

Following major surgery, Dan received the devastating news it was cancerous, and began intensive chemotherapy which he faced with the same quiet courage that defined him:

“Dan wasn’t afraid of dying, he was more upset about how it would affect everyone else. That’s just the kind of person he was,” Scott shared.

Reflecting on the challenge ahead, which was once part of the plans they made together, Scott added:

“Dan helped me decide on the runs, and I always assumed he would join me at the finish line to celebrate. Now, I’m determined to complete this challenge in his memory and give it my all. It gives me an opportunity to remember a great friend in my own way with a lot of hard work, determination, and dedication.”

World Cancer Research Fund’s UK Director, Steve Greenberg, commented:

Taking on three marathons in three months shows Scott’s extraordinary strength and courage, and running in memory of his best friend is a reminder of the love and loyalty that shapes the best of us. His determination is raising funds to fuel our research that helps saves lives, continuing Dan’s proud legacy. We are deeply moved and profoundly grateful for Scott’s commitment to cancer prevention research.

For Scott, this challenge is about honouring the way Dan lived. He hopes that Dan’s story will inspire others to grab life with both hands.

“Don’t hang around if there’s something you want to do or something you need to say,” Scott said. Do it while you can, while you have the chance.”

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