On 23^rd April I will be taking on the London Marathon which will be my first ever marathon!

I have entered the ballot for London 5 times and finally when I was on a beach on holiday last year I found out I had got the place and things got real!

I like to consider myself a relatively seasoned runner and really enjoy running half marathons – over the past couple of years I have completed many half marathons including 4 in 5 weeks but the step up to doing a full marathon was quite a daunting prospect (it still is!).

I set myself an annual mileage target of 1250 miles for 2023, and thanks to marathon training I’ve so far completed 410 miles (as of 1^st April).

Through the pandemic, we saw the incredible strain the NHS was put through but the NHS staff are the real heroes and led from the front. Putting myself through 26.2 miles is nothing compared to what they did and so I am fundraising for my work charity and our local hospital – Hillingdon Hospital to raise vital funds.

Anything you can donate will go a long way and will be greatly appreciated!

Thank you in advance for your support – please post encouraging messages as I will be reminding myself of
these on the big day!