Adele Roberts shared the good news that she was cancer-free on 27 June 2022

TCS London Marathon

Date: Sunday, 23 April Times: 09:15 BST wheelchair races, 09:25 BST elite women, 10:00 BST elite men and masses

Coverage: Live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and BBC Sport mobile app from 08:30 with coverage of the finish line on digital services until 18:00

"It's like I walked into that room as one person and came out completely different," says Adele Roberts. "When you hear those words, 'you've got cancer', nothing can prepare you for that."

This year she will be running her third London Marathon - but when Roberts reaches the start line on Sunday, it will be the first time since her bowel cancer diagnosis.

Not content with simply completing the 26.2 miles less than a year after being given the all-clear, the Radio 1 presenter and DJ has a world record in her sights.

Roberts, 44, has lived with a stoma for the past 18 months following surgery and will attempt to complete the distance in under four hours and become the fastest female with an ileostomy.

"I hope I can be an inspiration to people that are living with cancer and going through it," she says.