Back in the autum when I got a letter through the post saying 'Congratulations you have won a London Marathon place' I nearly cried. Surely it had only been a few months since the last one.

 

Despite all the advice and encourangement NOT to do this marathon here I am with 6 weeks to go until the big day.

Recently I have been questioning again why I find myself back in this position of bleeding feet, chaffing in the most unimaginable places and dreading the long run on the weekend ......... and I actually had no answer.

 

I have decided that the absolute only thing to make this worthwhile is to raise some money for the fantastic charity Help the Hospices.

Please, please consider a small donation towards this charity that enables families like mine to cope with dying relitives.