On the 2^nd of April, I will be running the Brighton Marathon. After getting injured during my Marathon preparation last year, I have just completed the last long training run and I am ready to go (I think!)

I will be running to raise money and awareness of Motor Neurone Disease. Whilst the disease has not affected me, my family or my friends, I became aware of the disease via a number of high-profile rugby players whose lives have been affected and cut short. The cruel and debilitating nature of the disease and the lack of cure and insufficient funding has really moved me.

Therefore, I will be pushing myself to complete my first
marathon to raise funds for MNDA. As well as providing much-needed money for research, any donations will help motivate me to keep going when my short legs are screaming for me to stop.

Although there is currently no cure for MND, symptoms can be managed to help you achieve the best possible quality of life

• £120 could provide an overbed table, making it easier for someone with MND to eat, drink and read safely and comfortably in bed
• £230 could fund the coordination of care for someone with MND at a Care Centre for a year
• £500 could provide a tablet device with specialist communication software, allowing someone to communicate with loved ones
• £750 could fund an MND expert researcher for a week

Any support will go a long way! Thanks in advance!

Tom