Peter Binks took part in the event in honour of his mother Marian, who suddenly lost her life to cancer. - Credit: Liz Binks A St Albans schoolteacher has run a 43-mile ultramarathon in memory of his mum. Peter Binks, who is assistant headteacher at Roundwood Park School, took part in the event in honour of his mother Marian, who suddenly lost her life to cancer last year at the age of 69. Peter ran the race with friends Tom Seddon, Scott Desborough and Niall Magee and finished in just six hours and 52 minutes. In less than a week, Peter has raised more than £4,800 for Cancer Research UK