I am running the Manchester marathon on the 8^th April 2018 because I want to raise money for The Society For Mucopolysaccharide Diseases (The MPS Society). I am a primary school teacher in the Forest of Dean and last year I had a young boy in my class who suffers with MPS. I am running this race because I want to help him by raising as much money as possible to improve the MPS society which will then help improve his life. The young boy who was in my class is an amazing character, a brilliant mathematician and has a fantastic sense of humour. I hope any money raised will go towards helping him and others who suffer with MPS.