My little boy Marshall came into the world 8 weeks early and only weighed 3lbs, not only did we endure six weeks in hospital but he contracted a new born killer disease MRSA which confined him to his little incubator.

He pulled through, and fast forward seven years I have a fun outgoing extremely athletic little soldier.

You assume you're coming home with your new baby, but in my case I didn't and I didn't realise how much the charity helped me mentally and practically in supporting me to get through the first year of Marshall's life.

I'm asking for a very small sponsorship as every quid helps and my work match my efforts!

If you're interested in seeing how I'm surviving the race feel free to track me via the Athlete Tracker App on ironman.com. It's pretty cool :-)

thank you,

Dawnie xx