Marathon runner's 'ear infection' was BRAIN TUMOUR

WHEN marathon runner Greig Frankland-Wilkinson suddenly started feeling dizzy and constantly tired, he went to his GP, who suspected he had picked up an ear infection while on his holidays.

- JOHN SCHEERHOUT

But the fatigue and unsteadiness continued and by the spring of the next year scans revealed the devastating news he had a brain tumour, and although not life-threatening, doctors told him the benign growth is likely to be severely debilitating for the rest of his life.

The super-fit maths teacher, 41, from Sale, wasn't about to let his condition spoil his stride, however, and on Sunday he will take part in the Manchester Marathon - his 10th 26-mile race.

He told the M.E.N.: "I started getting symptoms in 2018 with my vision spinning and I was falling into walls and things. I was just always tired and yawning all the time.