I’m running for Alzheimer’s society, a charity that provides care for families suffering from Alzheimer’s, as well as helping to fund ground-breaking research to develop treatments to the disease. Having lost my grandfather to Alzheimer’s, I know first hand how devastating it can be, and I hope that any money I raise can help in the fight against the disease.

Before signing up to this event, I’d never run more than 5k, so hopefully this provides some motivation that anyone can run a marathon within 9 months of getting off the sofa!