Anyone who knows me, knows that I am not a natural athlete. Even as a child I could be found shuffling around on my bum because apparently crawling took too much effort. I even had to be tricked by my lovely Grandad to for walks. He sold it as 'looking for conkers', only for me to realise half way through 'this feels like a walk Grandad?'

Last year I made a list of things that I wanted to achieve before my 30th birthday, which is coming around far too soon! This list included running a half marathon as well as doing something significant for charity. So here I am killing two birds with one stone. I wanted the list to be achievable but clearly I made an error here. I am NOT a runner! Give me a 50 minute sweaty Insanity class any day...running is tough! I realised this when I set off, geared up, for my first run and made it to the end of my street after 1 minute an thought one of my lungs had collapsed.

I decided that if I am going to kill myself with all this running I should do it for a good cause. Headway is a UK charity that helps improve the lives of people with brain injuries, as well as their families. When I was 10 years old my Dad was in a life changing accident on his bike that resulted in a serious head injury. All of our lives changed that day. He spent 3 years in hospital before moving home where he required 24 hour care from professional carers. We were lucky enough to have him with us for another 10 years before he passed away. Me and my family know first hand the effects that a brain injury can have on people and that's why I wanted to raise money for Headway. So they can help more people and more families adjust to life after a brain injury.

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