Until just over a year ago I’d run no more than 5km and thought that running anything further than that was beyond me. I’d marvelled at those that run 10km let alone half and full marathons. To be honest, I’ve never liked running so to embark on such a mad plan as is a half marathon, seemed crazy to me (and still does).

Still, doing it I am and for an incredible charity. The research that the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity does is vital to help combat cancer. This is dear to my heart as a friend is fighting that battle every day, please follow Shiona’s story here https://shomelanoma.com

With a lot of of help from a number of people, I’ve managed to train hard and now face the very real prospect of finishing a half marathon of my own. Please, if you can, give a little to this amazing charity and help the fight against cancer. And for the record, because of all that training, I dislike running more now than ever………