Earlier this year I decided that I should challenge myself to run a half marathon...don't feel I'm ready for a marathon having only ever ran a 5km race before. So I signed up for the Royal Parks Half Marathon for a "pleasant" (unlikely) run around London and decided to support Cancer Research UK in the process. Someone or something should surely gain from all of the pain!

One in Three of us will develop Cancer in our lifetime. We sadly all know friends or family members who have or are battling with Cancer. Cancer Research UK funds over half of the UK's cancer research and in addition does so much more to provide support & education. The progress made in the last decade is immense and with your support we can keep funding this remarkable research.

Please sponsor me to run the Royal Parks Half Marathon on 6th October. Please donate as much or as little as you can!

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