I am once again pulling on my trainers to support the amazing Street Child and their important work for young people, their families and their communities around the world in some of the most challenging environments and conditions.

My marathon journey started with the Sierra Leone marathon in June 2022 for and with Street Child and I cannot underestimate the personal impact of seeing the work they do first hand. Like most marathon runners I don’t stop talking about running, but I also will never stop talking about the amazing things that Street Child have achieved. Changing young people’s lives through education, something many of us take for granted here in the UK

Below is a link to a guest blog I wrote for the charity on my challenge where I ended up running 3 marathons on 3 continents in 11 months. If you have time please read as it tells you much more about my “why” including a young boy “M” and who is the reason I keep doing this…

https://street-child.org/news-media/guest-blog-three-marathons-three-continents/

This year I am taking on a different challenge - 2 USA marathons in the space of 3 weeks (I mean why the heck not!) Both are self funded but I have decided it’s too good an opportunity not to support causes close to my heart so the first of these in Chicago I’m will be racing the streets in Stree Child colours

A marathon is never easy even if you’ve run them before and I was injured and not allowed to run for over 6 months during 2023 so this is not an easy feat. But then when do I ever take the easy road so whatever you can spare I will be very grateful!

The official bit from the charity:

Street Child's purpose is to see all children safe, in school and learning - even, and especially, in low-resource environments and emergencies.

We work with an expanding network of 95+ local organisations for lasting impact in 20 countries across sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.