I am absolutely delighted to be taking part in the Bank of Scotland Great Scottish Run on October 1st. I am running with a group of colleagues under the guise of "Team Insurance". Between us we will tackle the 10k and Half marathon courses and I am braving the pavements and going for the 13.1miles, a distance I have not covered in a while.

This run will be a challenge in an additional sense, as we go head to head for the "fastest team" prize against some of my peers across Lloyds Banking Group. I'm hoping the fast guys and gals in my team make up for my performance - anything under 2 hours will be a personal victory for me!

It is an honour to be able to run for Mental Health UK and I really appreciate your kind donations.