This year, I've decided to compound my quarter life crisis by running the London marathon. Interestingly, it's also one mile longer than the amount of years I will have lived. 

I will be running for Action for M.E, a charity dedicated to research and raising awareness about M.E (myalgic encephalomyeltis). When I was fourteen both my mum and my brother got M.E and we were lucky in that they both recovered after a year of being ill. 

To avoid the sob story, but to tell the truth, it was to date the worst year of my life. M.E crippled our family both emotionally and financially. M.E affects around 17 million people worldwide, it is often known as post viral fatigue, and affects the body's ability to recover after expending even small amounts of energy. 

To face a future with my father and I as primary caregivers was and still is unimaginable, at its worst both were bed ridden and unable to face noise, opening the curtains or walking downstairs.

On the days the mud gets too much and I want to give up and have a massive cake, I remember that I'm doing it for all those people whose parents, brothers and sisters haven't recovered and for all those who have suffered/are suffering from M.E who wouldn't be able to run any kind of distance.