Absolutely delighted (and slightly terrified) to be running London Marathon 2026, my first marathon, as part of the City of London Marathon Team.

8 years ago, I could barely run a lap of a running track. I completed Couch to 5k in spring 2018 and caught the running bug. Running and I have had a bit of an on-and-off relationship since, but for the next few months we are definitely ON.

I am raising money for the Lord Mayor's Appeal and I would be very grateful for any donations, big or small. The marathon is also incidentally a matter of days before I get married so if I raise enough money, it will give my altruistic future husband justification as to why I am mad enough to be doing this…

Thank you all!