Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. This is my third marathon. I ran the New York marathon in November 2002 and came home in plaster and on crutches after pulling my achilles tendon. I did finish the marathon having walked the last 10 miles. I managed a time of 5hrs 20 mins and together with my sister we raised over £4,500 for terminally ill children.

In 2003 I ran the London Marathon in 4hrs 20mins - luckily no injuries this time.

This year (7 years on and not quite so easy to train) I have chosen to support Suffolk's Young Carers. It is important to know that I am paying for all my costs (flights,hotel etc) myself and so every penny you donate will go to help young people who spend their lives helping others. In Suffolk there are over 4,000 young carers, some as young as 6. Many of them take on the full responsibility of shopping, cooking, cleaning, paying bills, looking after siblings or parents, providing emotion as well as physical support. You can find out more information from the Suffolk Family Carers website www.suffolkfamilycarers.org

Please help me to raise £5,000 to provide these young people with the funds to have some time to themselves, to meet other children in the same situation, to have a short break and to be supported by a great team at Suffolk Young Carers. Let's give them a chance just to be children again.

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So please dig deep and donate now.