In April I am running the London Marathon to raise money for the British Heart Foundation's lifesaving research. 

The motivation behind this is very personal; in September 2022 my husband Steve found himself in A&E having had a suspected heart attack. It later emerged that he'd suffered a string of mini heart attacks over several days, and then the Big One. 

Thanks to the amazing care he received at the North Wales Cardiac Unit at Glan Clwyd Hospital, Steve is recovering well, and has even started some (very light) running again. You could say he's lucky, but that would take away from the painstaking research, state of the art equipment, and world class medication that combined to get him back on the road to recovery. 

I run a lot of races just for the challenge of the race, but being accepted onto the The British Heart Foundation London Marathon team is a privilege and an opportunity to give something back.  This isn't a great time to ask for donations; no one is having an easy time of it financially right now - if you are finding it tough, please take care of yourself and look after your own situation. 

If you can afford to spare a few quid towards this, Steve and I appreciate it so much, thank you. The BHF can only continue to keep funding life changing research with support from people like you. Every donation you make help funds scientific breakthroughs that can save and improve the lives of millions suffering from heart and circulatory diseases.Thank you.