We’re a group of 10 friends — Niki, Marcus, Ana, James, Julia, Lara, Rory, Alice, Emma and Henry — and we’ve signed up to run a half marathon this October in support of ActionAid!

Some of us have run marathons before - others have barely survived a 5K. But together, we’re training, sweating, and stretching our limits to raise money for a cause we all believe in.

We’re fundraising for ActionAid, an incredible charity working with women and girls around the world to tackle the root causes of poverty, inequality, and violence.

As charity place runners, we each have a fundraising target of £400, bringing our collective goal to £4,000. That’s a lot of running... and a lot of fundraising. But we’re up for the challenge — just please don’t ask us to do hill sprints.

We’ll be hosting a few fun fundraising events (pub quiz, anyone?), sharing our training highs and lows, and doing our best to make it to the finish line in one piece.

If you’re able to support us — even with a small donation — we’d be incredibly grateful. Every penny goes toward ActionAid’s work supporting women and girls to lead, organise, and thrive. 💪🌍

Thank you, and see you at the finish line!