I am running a 10k in September in honour of my wonderful mum, who died in June. I will be raising money for Choose Love, which provides humanitarian aid to refugees around the world, including in Gaza and the West Bank, and in Sudan. This is a cause that has been hugely important to both of us.

I lost my mum in June and have been finding it a struggle to continue with life as normal. But one thing that has really helped is running. If you know me well, you'll know I'm not a 'natural athlete' in any sense - the closest I used to get to sport is finding inventive ways to get out of PE classes.

But having completed Couch 2 5k, and even run 6k this week (my furthest ever!), I am challenging myself to complete the Stratford 10k in memory of my mum, and in order to raise funds for people who so desperately need help.

Thank you for reading and, if you're able to, thank you so much for donating.