As a former carer I have worked with people with this condition and have seen the struggle that people and their loved ones face daily with this disease. It is truly heartbreaking.

Now as a software developer I still want to give back but in a different way. So I'm running this half marathon with my friend from university of 10 years who's running 3 marathons this year including this one. She's supporting me on the day.

To fundraise I wrote 3 poems in 2014 during a short stay in hospital and I'm offering the poems as a pay as you feel basis and you can even vote for your favourite one too! Which if the judges pick as their favourite means you will be entered into a raffle prize draw to win a £50 hamper of goodies of your choice!

This is because the poems will be entered into a local Poetry Prize competition where the winner could win £1000.

If I win with my poems I will donate ALL the money to Alzheimer's Society!