Those that know me might not have realised that I, like so many other 'normal' people, have struggled with mental health challenges my whole life.

I started running at the end of 2015, at the age of 46, in preparation for my first marathon - London 2016. It was going to be a one-off, tick the bucket list item and be done.

Little did I know how much I would come to love running and how it would even out my 'rough spots'. Over the following 4 years I ended up running a Spring and Autumn marathon to keep the motivation up by having a challenge in the diary.

I discovered the joy of running trails and running became a pleasure in and of itself. It is no longer just about training to survive the next marathon but the pleasure of being out enjoying the fresh air and my beautiful surroundings in Surrey, UK where I live.

Enter 2019 and I set myself the challenge of running every day for the year. I also ran 2, 60 mile (100km) trail ultras and found myself reaching the best physical shape of my life aged 50! I learned a lot about pushing myself and also the benefits of eating and exercising well. 

So for 2020 I wanted to 'level up' and figured it would be great to raise awareness and raise some money for a great charity. If I could inspire just 1 person to start running and reap the benefits that I have that would be awesome.

If you can identify with the challenges associated with mental health and would like to support me I'd be very grateful for any donation you can provide.

The evolving story will be found at: https://12in12in2020.com

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