I’ve somehow signed up to run the Ealing Half Marathon… just this week! 🏃‍♀️

I have never run in an official race before. Until last week, the furthest I’d run in over a year was 5k — then on a whim I tried 10km, then 16km yesterday, and thought… maybe I can just about do this.

So here I am, a tad nervous, but giving it a go! It’s a personal challenge I’ve been meaning to take on for years, so I’d love your support.

I’m running to raise money for the wonderful Ysgol Gymraeg Llundain (the London Welsh School) - a small but mighty school in Ealing that keeps the Welsh language and culture alive in London, and it's been doing so for almost 70 years! The school is going through a tough patch right now, with pupil numbers lower than usual after the pandemic. This year is a crucial “hump” we need to get over — supporting the school through this blip will ensure it can return to being the thriving, self-sustaining, bustling community it has always been.

Every penny really will make a difference in keeping this unique school alive for future generations. ❤️💚

Thank you for cheering me on, and for supporting such a special cause.

Emma X

(24 September 2025)

Dw i’n rhedeg i godi arian ar gyfer yr ysgol anhygoel, Ysgol Gymraeg Llundain — ysgol fechan ond gref yn Ealing sy’n cadw’r Gymraeg a’r diwylliant Cymreig yn fyw yn Llundain, ac mae wedi gwneud hynny ers bron i 70 mlynedd! Mae’r ysgol yn mynd trwy gyfnod anodd ar hyn o bryd, gyda niferoedd disgyblion yn is na’r arfer ar ôl y pandemig. Mae’r flwyddyn hon yn “hump” hollbwysig y mae’n rhaid i ni fynd drosto — bydd cefnogi’r ysgol trwy’r bwlch yma yn sicrhau y gall ddychwelyd i fod yn gymuned fywiog, gynhaliol ac annibynnol fel yr oedd erioed.

Bydd pob ceiniog yn gwneud gwahaniaeth gwirioneddol i gadw’r ysgol unigryw hon yn fyw i genedlaethau’r dyfodol. ❤️💚

Diolch am fy nghymeradwyo, a diolch am gefnogi achos mor sbesial.