It’s been a big undertaking for me to take on a half-marathon - I had never run that far before.  I only managed the Couch to 5K a few years ago.

I never thought I would run 5k, but I did. Then I thought I would never run 10k - but I worked up to that. 

A half-marathon has always seemed ‘too far’. But I was inspired by Suzanne Alderson’s work with Parenting Mental Health to take on the challenge.  It has taken six months of hard training - worked around my early morning rises!

So far in the last 3 months, I’ve run five half-marathons and aim to run another on April 3rd - the London Landmarks Half Marathon - all for Parenting Mental Health.  I’d really, really appreciate your sponsorship to spur me on. 

PMH is a brilliant charity which helps families to support young people with mental health problems, and each other, so they don’t feel alone.

I’m running for PMH in a personal, not a professional capacity. You can read more about the charity here:

Parenting Mental Health began with a Facebook group in September 2016, by Suzanne Alderson after her daughter was suicidal at the age of 14. Once Suzanne's daughter was on the road to recovery, her mission was with a goal to connect and support parents. Since then it has grown to support parents around the world across its digital channels and programs. Parenting Mental Health now empowers, educates, and supports tens of thousands of parents to successfully navigate each stage of their child's mental illness, and to become stronger and more resilient families. Parenting Mental Health became a Charity in February 2020. The aim to fundraise and provide financial support for PMH to be able to deliver training, resources, interventions, counsellors and education to parents for FREE.That is why we need your support. Your donation will allow PMH to continue to provide services which bring hope and connection to parents and carers supporting their child throughout poor mental health.