THE mother of premature twins who fought the odds to survive is taking on two marathons in their honour.

Lucy Neville-Davies will run the Brighton Marathon on April 9 and then only has two weeks to recover before the London Marathon on April 23.

She will be fundraising for the Twins and Multiple Births Association (Tamba) for both races.

Ms Neville-Davies, 37, from Littlehampton, knows that battling 26.2 miles twice will be nothing compared to the battles her twin boys Jasper and Finlay fought when they were first born.

She said: “We know we’re incredibly lucky to have them here and doing so well.

“At one time we thought Jasper would never breathe on his own and Finlay wouldn’t ever be able to walk after his bleed on the brain but now both of them are doing little one-mile runs with my running club.

“Every day we know how incredibly lucky we are and we’re so grateful we have two healthy boys at home.”

Lucy and her partner Cameron Robertson, also 37, became pregnant with twins on their first round of IVF.

Sons Jasper and Finlay were born on August 17, 2012 just 27 weeks into her pregnancy.

Finlay arrived first weighing just 2lb 7oz and Jasper followed afterwards weighing 2lb and both children had to stay at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth for three months.

Finlay now has a mild form of cerebral palsy after doctors were initially worried about his health.

The mother-of-two said: “No-one knows why they came early – they just did.

“I was in hospital already as I felt a bit unwell and they thought it might be a urinary infection.

“The training for these races is really hard and it’s not just the fact it’s a long distance but a lot of my running time means I’m away from my family for long periods of time.

“Often all I want to do is see the boys and play with them but instead I have to spend several hours out running.

“I couldn’t do this without the support of Cameron and our family. They’re wonderful.”

Ms Neville-Davies is one of Tamba’s #MiracleMums and you can donate to the cause by visiting uk.virginmoneygiving.com/LucyNevilleDavies.