As a keen runner of half marathons, I have been continually inspired by the strength and resilience of my sister-in-laws battle with Bowel Cancer, and have decided 2025 is the year to up the stakes to full marathons.

Michelle is currently fighting this terrible disease for the fourth time! Having been first diagnosed in 2020, she and her husband Dave, and children Georgia and Harry have gone through the enormous lows of this illness with surgeries, and chemotherapy.

As a result, I have set myself the challenge to complete 12 marathons during 2025 (one each month) to raise money for Bowel Cancer UK. Having reached our initial target in one hour, we doubled it and reached that in 36 hours, so we have raised the target for a third time!! Thank you everyone who has already donated, it is really appreciated.

Any donation, no matter how small, will be much appreciated and make a real difference in the fight against Bowel Cancer.

A huge thank you to my company, Stuart Wells Ltd, for sponsoring all of my marathon registration fees.

Current Marathon Schedule:

January 18: Windmill Way Wander completed 3 hrs 54 mins.

February 09: Goodwood Motor Circuit completed 3 hrs 53 mins.

March 16: Cambridge Boundary Run completed 3 hrs 51 mins.

April 06: Southampton Marathon completed 3 hrs 57 mins.

May 05: Milton Keynes Marathon completed 4 hrs 05 mins.

June 29: The Wales Marathon (Tenby) completed 4 hrs 46 mins

July 26: Great Barrow Challenge (Day 3 Kirtling Route) 4 hrs 28 mins

August 02: Great Barrow Challenge (Day 10 Hargrave Route) 4 hrs 28 mins

September 13: Suffolk Coast Path 50km (ultra) 4 hrs 36 mins

(5 hrs 42 mins ultra)

October 12: Chelmsford Marathon (4hrs 18mins)

November 22: Turkey Trot (4hrs 33mins)

December 07: Harlow RFC to Bishop's Stortford RFC