The winners will be notified via email after the Royal Parks Half Marathon, towards the end of October or early November (exact date dependent on when/if I exceed my £400 minimum pledge).

Before going into more detail about why I've chosen to sponsor Alzheimer's Research, here are ...

THE PRIZES.... 

** 3 sets of 4-class packages to be given away at London's top new boutique fitness studio (and my new obsession where I will be doing all of my half marathon interval training), SWEAT IT ** 

https://sweat-it.com/

Sweat It combines targeted strength training with maximal effort cardio intervals, alternating between the treadmill and the rig. Each individual rig spot has a landmine, pull-up bar, bench, plates, dumbbells and resistance bands. We focus on different muscle groups each day, in order to give you a perfectly balanced week of training to achieve optimal results. Sessions range between 40 and 60 minutes with 50% rig and 50% run; unless you choose D-Rig, in which case you will spend your entire session on the rig.

** 2 tickets to a top West End theatre show (exact show and date to be decided with winner - a range of fantastic shows to choose from) **

** Dinner for 2 at London gastropub The Green Goose - covers two course meal and a glass of house wine each **

The Green Goose has fast become one of my favourite eateries in London. They do a fabulous Saturday brunch / Sunday lunch, and their standard a la carte is to die for. The food is always cooked with the utmost care. Check out their selection of menus here: http://www.greengooselondon.com/menus/

A gift box of 2 bottles of wine amounting to £40 from independent wine merchant Vinarius 

https://vinarius.london

** A signed copy of Instagram star (224,000 followers), Adidas Global Ambassador, BBC podcast Host, Girl Gains Founder and PT Zanna Van Dijk's exercise and nutrition book, STRONG **

For all foodies and fitness enthusiasts,  you're in with a chance of winning Zanna's amazing book detailing over 80 exercises and 40 recipes.

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Why Alzheimers Research UK?

I've been lucky enough to have known all four of my grandparents, and each and every one of them have had a huge impact on my life - including my grandmother Herti, on my mum's side, who is still a great friend of mine today - and is strong, hearty and healthy at 83.

It's only in recent years, however, that I've fully appreciated just how incredible some of their achievements have been. On my dad's side, my grandma, Lily Herzberg, who, due to her academic abilities, was the youngest person at her school to enrol at university (at the tender age of 15!), would complete The Guardian crossword every single day. In her 80s, she was sharper than your average PHD student! My grandfather, Bernard Herzberg, was asked to be in the Guinness World Records as the oldest university student ever in Britain, when he gained an MA at SOAS in African Economics and Literature. These, however, just scrape the barrel of their myriad accomplishments. If I could achieve half of what they achieved I'd be winning at life!

The reason I write about them, is because having all their mental faculties intact right to the end enabled them to live socially and culturally rich lives in their later years, while allowing me and my brother to have wonderful relationships with them. 

It would mean so much to me to help raise money for such a worthy cause, Alzheimers Research, so that others might be able to live such fulfilling lives later in life like my grandparents did, and I would be so grateful if you would sponsor me for running the Royal Park Half Marathon 2018 (and hopefully beating my PB!).

Over 850,000 people live with Dementia in the UK and that number is rapidly rising.

At £24 billion each year, dementia costs the UK economy more than cancer and heart disease combined but over two thirds of the care for Dementia patients is paid for by themselves or their family. 

• £20 could fund one hour of vital research
• £50 could provide access to specialist equipment for studying cells
• £120 could support complex protein analysis
• £300 could pay for a genetic test to help identify risk genes

THANK YOU SO MUCH. And also a huge thank you to all the kind people/organisations who donated their prizes.