Having run up a glacier in Switzerland, traversed a 70k ultramarathon in Wales and circumnavigated several hospitals in Bristol in full scrubs attire, with many a trot in between, I am finally running my first official marathon! I am really excited to be fulfilling a dream to run one of the world's most iconic in London. I will be channeling my inner Pheidippides in the name of Amref Health Africa. After spending a week at a running camp in rural Kenya following my medical elective in Cape Town I was fortunate to witness this charity first-hand. I am looking forward to raising as much as possible for them!

Amref Health Africa is Africa's leading health development organisation, saving and transforming lives in the poorest and most marginalised communities. Headquartered in Nairobi we are a truly African organisation. We work primarily through women and girls creating long-term, sustainable health change in sub-Saharan Africa.Our projects focus on four key areas: Maternal & Child Health, training Health Workers, Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights and Water, Sanitation & Hygiene.