What? Foreign soil, Heartbreak Hill, passionate local support - so many things make Boston a great race and I'm doing my best to crank out the training miles to make sure I can make it round on April 17th.

Why? Red Cross are a critical volunteer-led charity and I'm honoured to be wearing the Team Red Cross vest in support of the Massachusetts region. The organisation provides fantastic support to the local community including food and shelter in emergencies, youth programmes and humanitarian services to refugee and immigrant communities.

How much? I've got my sights set on £4,000 raised which my employer has kindly agreed to match to get to a total of £8,000 - I've got my work cut out so please donate generously!

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