On Sunday 8th March 2026 we will be running the combined distance of a Marathon (or more) alongside Olly in the Lancashire Leg of Marathon for Miracles a challenge Olly has set himself which involves running 39 Marathons in 39 Days.

As members of The Worst Girl Gang Ever Foundation we want to live in a world where the experiences of miscarriage, baby loss and infertility are understood and support is accessible and widely available. We support the emotional and physical wellbeing of those with these experiences. We welcome you, with heavy hearts and open arms. Through this fundraising initiative we hope to continue to spread awareness so that this support reaches everyone who needs it with the aim that no one facing infertility or baby loss feels alone on there journey.

How this started:

Olly's story:

As my wife and I embarked on our pregnancy journey in 2022, we were blissfully unaware of the very real possibility of miscarriage. Until, in late August, the unthinkable happened. Since then, we have seen and heard of those who have had similar, devastating experiences.

This is an issue which is so common, and yet so rarely spoken about... until it's too late.

So, I plan to talk about it. I will be running 39 marathons over 39 consecutive weeks, throughout 2026. I will run in each of the 39 historic counties of England, with more than 39 different people, all with a story to share.

Alongside the running, we will be sharing the stories of the people who join us, raising awareness and lifting the taboo around all things miscarriage, baby loss and infertility.

Not only do I hope to raise funds to help Tommy's with their incredible work to both prevent and support those experiencing baby loss. I also hope to raise awareness of the struggles that couples can face, how common these struggles are and the unbelievable support which is available in the hardest of times.

Tommy’s exist to stop the heartbreak and devastation of baby loss and to make pregnancy and birth safer - for everyone.

Tommy's is dedicated to finding causes and treatments as well as providing trusted pregnancy and baby loss information and support.

Meet our Runners:

Edwina:

I will be running the whole of the Lancashire Leg of Marathons for Miracles, The Run 10k to Raise 10K TWGGEF event in Manchester on 29th March & The Norfolk Coastal Half Marathon on 19th September to raise awareness of the valuable work that The Worst Girl Gang Ever do and the immense levels of support for anyone facing difficulties at any stage of there journey to parenthood & beyond.

My why:

In October 2023 my husband and I set out on our journey to expand our family. After 8 months we saw those two pink lines we'd been hoping for. What followed was an absolute rollercoaster of a 12-15 weeks before it was confirmed that I had miscarried our baby. After the best part of a year our ttc journey came to an end with both of us in tatters and unable to contemplate trying again.

By January 2025 I'd focused a little on my mental health, we'd found my husband a new job and I'd found getting back into running helpful. I'd reached couch 2 5k and was determined that wasn't going to be the end of my running journey. I needing running in my life.

In January 2025 I signed up to the first Run 10k to Raise 10k event simply to keep running. What followed was that I found the absolute best cheer squad I could have imagined.

Laura, Bex & Sanaa clearly paid attention to my posts in the group chat and by March they reached out and offered me a free place on the baby loss support course. I'd have never signed up to this course myself. I'd seen the course advertised and I'd never even considered it a fit for me. I didn't recognise that I needed it or that it would be useful. Blown away by the kindest of gestures I accepted the place.

I needed that course more than I could have ever imagined. That course was where I stopped sweeping everything from the previous 4 years under the carpet & realised that my story and I was worthy of help & support. I realised that I needed to process everything that had happened and stop hiding behind being busy and doing.

Before TWGGEF took me under there wing & surrounded me with endless help support and education I genuinely didn't feel like my journey ticked enough boxes to need the resources they and other fertility specialist they work with provide. I thought that because my journey didn't tick any boxes on the NHS checklist for further support, help & investigation that it wasn't needed.

I was sat looking back on a series of traumatic events spanning 4 years. I couldn't see for myself that I needed to process them and under played my experience as it "didn't seem that bad" in comparison. I needed the Worst Girl Gang Ever for that & for that I will be eternally grateful.

So I'm running because I want to spread awareness of this wonderful charity and all they do because people like me need to find them and get the help & support they need.

People out there totally deserving of all there love and support need to be scooped up and hugged tightly by TWGGE and there members and if just one or two people find them because of my story it will be more than worth it to me.

I'm a sucker for these challenges that Bex throws out there now & I want to spread awareness of the charity. I never stopped being busy & doing too much at once so running the Lancashire Leg of Marathons for Miracles felt like a fabulous opportunity to spread awareness far and wide alongside raising vital funds for Tommy's so that hopefully through the research and medical support they offer less people find themselves needing the help and support of charities like the Worst Girl Gang Ever in the future.

Your donation will help find answers, cures and makes breakthroughs happen. Each donation will help take a step closer to saving babies' lives. Thank you