Dear friends,

I've been incredibly lucky to have been granted a place to run the Berlin Marathon on the 21st September 2025 with the incredible Mental Health Foundation!

For those that know me well, you know that I’ve gone through several big life changes over the past few years - ones that tested me both mentally and physically. Through all the ups and downs, running has been my happy place & constant, helping me the most when things were very uncertain and difficult. Additionally, many of you will know that I’m incredibly passionate about speaking openly about mental health struggles, raising awareness for prevention & doing my part in tackling the stigmas around this vital topic.

I chose the Mental Health Foundation and Berlin marathon in particular as a way to challenge myself & celebrate these crazy last few years of changes while at the same time, hopefully doing my small part in ending the stigma and spreading awareness for our global mental health crisis.

Any support at all would be hugely appreciated - thank you so much in advance!

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More about the Mental Health Foundation

The Mental Health Foundation is the UK's charity for everyone’s mental health and since 1949, the Mental Health Foundation has been leading the UK in building good mental health. With prevention at the heart of what they do, the Mental Health Foundation has a clear and powerful aim to find and address the sources of mental health problems so that people and communities can thrive.