Hi! Thanks for coming to my fundraising page. This is my 7th Half Marathon, but my first in a decade, and my first Hackney Half! I've been training since January (you might have seen Ripley and I doing laps of Abney and Clissold) and while I don't think I'll be faster than ever, you can guarantee I'll finish the full 13.1 miles on May 18th!

I’m running for Hackney Foodbank and would love you to sponsor me. Demand for Hackney Foodbank has risen by 20% in a year – the charity is currently providing emergency food for around 750 people per week. That’s more than £40,000 worth of food each month. Many of the people supported by the food bank have long term health conditions, others are survivors of domestic violence and many work but simply don’t earn enough to cover the essentials. Most (over 70%) only come to the food bank between one and three times a year. Increasingly, the food bank is working to help people on to better situations. Their caseworkers help visitors access benefits and grants for furniture, heating and more, refer people on to an expert debt advisor and help some into employment.

Anything you can spare for this super charity would be greatly received - but I'm keen to introduce some incentives you won't find anywhere else to keep it interesting....

* If you donate £3, I'll bring you a coffee to our next meet up (or work out how to get one to you sometime soon!)

* For a £5 donation, you can add a song title to your message and I'll add your song to my running playlist (earworm or running belter - it's your call!)

* For £10, you can pick a song, and I'll add you to my prize draw (keep an eye on the page to see what's on offer!

* For £20, you can pick a word, or message for me to add to my running jersey - which is likely to be yelled by enthusiastic spectators at me during the race (Run Forest Run anyone!) Add it to your message and specify the colour

*For anything over £50 I'll cook you a meal of your choice for you and a guest!

Please give what you can and help make sure no-one in our community goes hungry.