**£2k was the target I needed to hit to be able to run, but I'm keen to push beyond this and raise as much as possible, to help stop MS more quickly**

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Hello. Thanks for taking the time to visit my page.

So, yeah, on Sunday 3rd October I’m running the London Marathon. A bit bonkers, and not something I ever really had a massive urge to do... Until 2020 happened…

Why

• I’ve always run a bit alongside playing 5-a-side, but never had the urge to keep running for 4 hours non-stop. During lockdown I started to get properly into it though, for my mental health more than anything else… and then started thinking about something to aim for.


• Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a condition that affects around 130,000 people in the UK, including several people close to me over the last few years. It can affect the brain and spinal cord causing a range of potentially life-changing symptoms. With more funding to enable research and treatment, so the process of stopping MS in its tracks can be accelerated.


• Putting these things together, I tentatively applied to run for the MS Society, not thinking I’d have a chance of getting in. A couple of weeks later I got a call saying I had.
  

So I’ve decided to do what I can to stop this thing, by raising as much as I can by running as far as I can… 26.2 miles, I hope...

Targets

I’ve got a £2000 fundraising target and I’m aiming to run it in 3hrs 45mins.

Some context, as I didn’t have a clue what a good time looked like before… Fewer than 25% of marathoners have broken the 4 hour barrier.

Training

I'm doing quite a lot of it.

But don't worry, I'm not planning on spamming everyone with sunrise stretching shots or an insight into my pre-race meal prep.

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If you've got this far, thanks again. And anything you are able to contribute to the cause will be very gratefully received.

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Can MS really be stopped?

Yes. This recent Guardian article explains more about where things are at currently:

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/mar/22/uk-to-test-existing-drugs-as-treatment-for-ms-in-world-first-trial

We can all play a part in stopping this condition. A condition that can affect any of us, at any point in our lives.