Couch to... MARATHON?! Yep, I'm doing it. My first one.

I just went and signed up to the Milton Keynes marathon in 3 weeks time! Why? Because who needs gradual progression when you’ve got a whole lot of heart, a pair of (mostly) willing legs, and a cause worth every step?

Hi! I’m Mark, digital marketer at the Epilepsy Society, and I’ve decided to trade my digital marketing screen time for sweat time by running a full-on marathon to raise money for a cause that I have become intimately close with whilst working at the Epilepsy Society.

The Epilepsy Society is the leading national epilepsy charity, and we’re working hard every day to give people with epilepsy a better quality of life. From cutting-edge research into the causes of epilepsy to providing specialist care, support, and advocacy, everything we do is about helping people live their fullest, freest lives.

Why am I getting off my couch to run a marathon? Because epilepsy doesn’t take it slow. It affects 1 in 100 people, and for many, it means daily challenges most of us can’t imagine. So I'm skipping the 5K and going full beast mode—from couch to marathon—to raise vital funds that help power life-changing research and support.

Your donation will go straight to helping the Epilepsy Society do what they do best: transform lives. Whether it's funding research into genetic causes of epilepsy or supporting someone newly diagnosed, every penny makes a difference.

So please, chip in if you can—and if you see someone hobbling around like a baby deer in three weeks, it's probably me. And I’ll be smiling through the pain, because you helped make it count 💜

Let’s do this. For every person living with epilepsy!