Our cat Oscar was rescued by the SSPCA in 2015, he had been brought in to the Glasgow shelter after his owner could no longer take care of him. After 5 years together he sadly lost his long term battle with chronic kidney disease.

To remember him and support the work of the SSPCA I have set myself a challenge of running a marathon. I had previously signed up for the Loch Ness marathon but unfortunately it has since been cancelled, I'm about 6 weeks in to my training plan so rather than stop now I'll be running laps of Strathclyde Park on the 4th of October until I reach a marathon.

My employer have also stated they'll match any donations up to £1,000 - if you donate £10 they'll donate £10 too, so I've set myself a target to raise at least £1,000 to make the most of this offer.