hi everyone!

i’m running the royal parks half marathon this october for the institute of cancer research.

as many of you will know, someone i’m very close to and who means the world to me has recently been diagnosed with cancer and has been fighting an unbelievably brave battle. she is a huge inspiration to me every day and one of the key people i have to thank for a lot of the blessings ive had in life.

women’s health is a massively under-researched area of medicine and this extends to cancer especially. thousands of women go undiagnosed due to symptoms simply being passed off as menopause or irregular periods. ICR is doing a lot of important work to combat this and i wanted to contribute to that however i can.

it would mean so so much to me if you would all help me raise money for what i believe is a super important area of research and a really great cause.

thank you!!

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The Institute of Cancer Research, London, is one of the world's most influential cancer research institutes, with an outstanding record of achievement dating back more than 100 years. Every day they are finding innovative ways of detecting cancers, discovering new treatment options and producing life-changing research.

Every donation is a part of what keeps cancer research moving forward every day. They help fund the routine yet essential tasks that build toward major discoveries.

£20 could pay for some PCR primers – short DNA sequences used to identify cancer-related genes.

£50 could buy one box of pipette tips, which are used daily during experiments.

£100 could power a high-resolution microscope for an hour, enabling scientists to closely examine cancer cells and track how they respond to treatments.