My brother convinced me to run the Brighton half marathon with him over a few wines at Christmas. Now here we are. 

Honestly, I am doing it because I want to do it, but if you would be kind enough to sponsor me, and raise some money for an amazing local charity in Brighton, then that would be delightful.

Rise is Brighton's only domestic abuse charity. Here is some more info from them: 

A child who witnesses domestic abuse can suffer tremendously. Often they think it may be their fault, they modify their behaviour, become shy or aggressive or suffer mental health problems. At RISE we provide counselling for these children, helping them to work through the emotions that a domestic abuse situation in their family has triggered. Just £40 could pay for a counsellor to work with a child for an hour. Can you raise funds to help us reach out to even more people across Brighton& Hove and East and West Sussex?