I'm running Manchester Marathon on 19 April and Hackney Half marathon on 17 May.

When I first signed up to run the marathon, I wasn't sure if I would be able to get there as I'd suffered with knee pain for a few years.

As a keen netball fan, when I heard my team were setting up a charitable foundation to get more girls into netball, I immediately thought I'd love to support them.

But also having lost my brother in law to bowel cancer, I want to support a cause close to my heart.

Therefore, any money raised will be evenly split between The Pulse Foundation and Bowel Cancer UK.