Dad's Ironman Challenge for Late Wife

0:00On April 20th, a 41-year-old dad named Alan Johnstone is gearing up for the brutal Austrian Iron Man triathlon to honor his late wife Anika, who lost her battle with the brain tumor just six months after diagnosis. The race hits him with a 2.4-mile open-water swim, a 112-mile bike ride, and a 26.2-mile marathon run-all-in. June 20th, 27. He's gunning to raise 100,000 pounds for the brain tumor charity. Anika was only 33, a healthy NHS dietician when aggressive glioblastoma struck in 2019. Their daughter, Sienna, was just 13 months old at the time, left without her mom who went from dizzy spells to a wheelchair in weeks. Alan's already smashed fundraising goals, pulling in over 100,000 pounds from London and Boston marathons. Now six-year-old Sienna keeps him pushing forward, she's his daily spark, even as she grows up asking tough questions about her mom, whom he gently. Explain had an unfixable sore head.

1:00The swim terrifies him most. He's a beginner with zero lessons, facing a chilly leg that's less buoyant than the sea. Still, he picked this course for its flatter run compared to others. His training clips are blowing up online with over 10 million views, fueling hope for treatments that could beat a disease claiming most lives in. Under a year, Alan's grit shows one family's fight keeps rippling out.