I am back and once again taking on the 2026 TCS London Marathon in support of Brain Research UK — but this time, it’s a bigger challenge.

I ran the London Marathon this year with only five weeks of preparation, but this time I actually have the chance to train properly and give it everything I’ve got.

I’ll also be running the Brighton Marathon just two weeks before London, meaning 2 marathons in 2 weeks! On top of that, I’ll be taking on the AJ Bell Bristol Half Marathon in May.

Recently, Deb Cook sadly lost her battle with a brain tumour, and her passing has deeply affected so many of us. It inspired me to support a charity that is critically underfunded and to do something meaningful in her honour. That’s why I’m pushing myself to run these two marathons back-to-back.

Please take a moment to read below about the vital research Brain Research UK supports.

Any donation — no matter how small — will make a difference. Thank you ❤️

Brain Research UK is the UKs leading national funder dedicated to research into neurological conditions. The charity fund vital research to increase understanding, improve diagnosis and treatment, and work towards the prevention of neurological conditions, to help people who suffer with them live better, longer.

Their funding is currently focused on three priority research areas: Brain Tumours, Brain and Spinal Cord Injury, and Headache and Facial Pain. These are areas where there is a large unmet patient need that is not reflected in current funding levels. By concentrating their efforts on these three areas, our support can have a more significant impact.

Help me to make a difference - your support means that Brain Research UK can continue to fund life-changing research so that people living with neurological conditions can live better, longer.