If you’d asked me about my relationship with running last summer, I would have told you that it was absolutely not for me. That I had huge respect for those who did it, that I was immensely aware of the benefits of it but that for some reason, my body just did not respond well to it.

To put it plainly, every time I went for a run, I would wake up the next day feeling like I’d survived a car crash.

And yet here I am, at the start of 2026, planing to run the Edinburgh Marathon for Terrence Higgins Trust.

It’s been an unexpected but joyful journey so far which you can read more about here.

Terrence Higgins Trust is a charity that is not just close to, but woven onto my heart. Their mission is to end new cases of HIV in the UK by 2030; to empower and support people living with HIV to lead healthy lives; and to amplify the voices of those affected by HIV to eradicate stigma and discrimination.

I was given the gift of running by some wonderful friends. I’d love to be able to pay that gift forward. Please consider donating to my run if you can.

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