In a moment of madness I decided that signing up for a half marathon was a good idea, and on top of that I then proceeded to drag my poor friend Claire into this too!  

But let's stop making this about me, and talk about the real reason, the brilliant cause, MS.  My mum has been battling this awful disease my entire life and yet she has more strength, determination, resilience and willpower than me by a long shot.  So Mum, this is insane (I'm sure you're all reading this thinking, erm, sorry you're doing what?!) but this is for you, and I can think of no better reason to dig deep and smash this challenge! 

MS-UK was established in 1993, and is a national charity dedicated to empowering people with multiple sclerosis (MS) to make the most of today, and live life to the full.MS-UK put people affected by MS at the heart of our work. We provide high quality, professional services to support people living with multiple sclerosis, and we listen to people affected by MS. To find out more about what we do, please visit www.ms-uk.org.In October we are set to have a team of 20 runners taking on the iconic course around the Royal Parks for MS-UK. With a little bit of help from their friends and family, we have no doubt that #TeamPurple will help MS-UK to raise over our intended target. Please take a look at all our runners' pages, read their stories and help them achieve this target by sponsoring them!