Page Update 18.10.2020

Due to covid, my London Marathon place has now been deferred to April 2022! Fundraising will continue over the next 18 months in various ways.

Page Update 04.10.2020

Virtual London Marathon completed! I walked the whole lot in just over 8.5 hours. 

Page Update 11.08.2020:

So, the marathon has again been postponed and I don't know yet when I'll actually be running it. I get a choice between 2021, 2022 and 2023, but there's no guarantee I'll get my first choice and I won't be informed until January anyway. In the meantime, I've registered for the virtual event on 4th October 2020. Despite not having trained much lately (lockdown has made me lazy!), I think I can manage to walk the distance.

Page Update 30.06.2020:

I have been making washable masks in return for a donation to this page. If you'd like one, do get in touch, thanks!

Page Update 23.04.2020:

The London Marathon should have been this weekend but due to the coronavirus, it's been postponed until October. However, my lovely Programmes Team colleagues and I will be completing our own marathon relay on Sunday (socially distanced of course). Throughout the day each one of us will complete a segment of the marathon to reach 26.2 miles. I will update this page with photos and screenshots from our fitness apps so please pop back to visit.

We are raising funds to support the people affected by leprosy who live in the countries in which we work. More information about The Leprosy Mission can be found below.

Thank you to everyone who donates - you are helping to eradicate this terrible disease from our wonderful world.

Most people know I'm a bit bonkers, and running the London Marathon has to rate pretty highly on the list of crazy things I've done. However, apart from ticking something off my bucket list, it's a really good opportunity to raise some money for an amazing charity - The Leprosy Mission. 

Despite what many people think, leprosy is not a disease confined to biblical times. In fact, there are over 200,000 new cases diagnosed each year. It is a mildly infectious disease associated with poverty and is easily cured. Leprosy starts by damaging the small nerves on the skin’s surface resulting in a loss of sensation. Without the gift of pain, everyday activities are fraught with danger. Unnoticed burns and ulcers can lead to permanent disability. Due to the inability to detect grit in the eye, blindness is a common consequence of leprosy. Globally, there are more than three million people living with irreversible disabilities, including blindness, as a result of the late treatment of leprosy.

Age-old stigma surrounding leprosy sees entire families robbed of their job opportunities, education, marriage prospects and their dreams shattered. Fear and misunderstandings surrounding leprosy, such as the disease being a curse for some alleged misdeed, are widespread. In turn they fuel a vicious circle that begins with those affected hiding the first suspect skin patches in order to avoid being shunned by their families and becoming a social outcast.

Your donation can help The Leprosy Mission in its aim to eradicate leprosy by 2035 and to end this cruel disease forever. Please give what you can. Thank you.

The Leprosy Mission is an international Christian development organisation that diagnoses, treats and offers holistic care to people affected by leprosy. Our aim is to transform lives and fight the effects of leprosy - from preventable disability to poverty and discrimination.