Thanks for taking time to visit my page.  As you will know I have decided to run my first and most likely only marathon this year in New York.

About a year ago I decided to set myself the challenge of running New York Marathon.  For someone that has always had a love/hate relationship with running this was a big step.  I first started running a couple of years ago when I saw a friend run a marathon and thought if she can do it then I can at least do a half, which I achieved later that year although the love/hate relationship continues.

Having completed a half I decided my  challenge would be  to run a marathon before I  turn 30.  Not content with completing just any marathon, I decided to run New York Marathon and here I find myself with a flight booked  to NYC on Friday 29^th October ready to run on Sunday 1^st November.

I have been representing those affected by abuse for 3 years now and  worked on a variety of cases including Savile cases, claims against schools, doctors and various other organisations.  As part of this work I have seen the devastating affects abuse can have on individuals and those close to them.  Many of them have found it very difficult to speak out about the abuse they suffered as they didn’t know who to turn to or what steps to take.   As a result of seeing this I decided that I would like to support a charity dedicated to helping those affected by abuse and have therefore decided to run for NAPAC (National Association of Those Abused in Childhood). 

NAPAC  provide support for adults who have been abused in childhood, recognising that the effect of abuse in childhood doesn’t end there and can continue into adulthood. They help adult survivors of abuse access the support they need and also run a fantastic Freephone support line.  In addition to this they are involved in campaigning for a number of issues.  I am hoping to raise £2000.00 to support this fantastic charity. 

As motivation for me (and a little light entertainment for you) I will be keeping a blog to update you with my training progress – the good, the bad and no doubt the ugly!  I would be grateful for any sponsorship big or small as every penny donated will help encourage me to keep running both in training and on the day!

For those I work with I will be baking cakes once a month for a very competitive prices - any requests welcome!

Thank you in advance and wish me luck!!

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