To help me better manage my mental well-being I took up running about a year ago. Running 5k seemed an unachievable goal when I started, but with great encouragement from friends and family I am now attempting my first half marathon. 

Supporting people with mental health issues, learning and other disabilities has always been important to my family and me. I am therefore running in support of Bromley Mencap, a charity that does fantastic work with disabled people, their families and carers, in the London Borough of Bromley - my home town.