On December 23rd 2024, my Mum died at 67 in the most incredible care of the team at St Barnabas House hospice.

To celebrate her spirited, adventurous and positive approach to life and death, I’ll run 158kms of the ancient pilgrimage route The Old Way from Southampton to Canterbury. Dating back 1,000 years, it’s a well-trodden path for all sorts of reasons.

Starting from St Barnabas House just outside Worthing and along the South Downs to finish in Winchelsea, via my sister’s house and my mother’s grave, I’ll run over six days starting Feb 15th 2026, the day after her birthday.

If you’d like to learn more about the hospice, please visit https://www.stbarnabas-hospice.org.uk/. This is an incredible place and I am forever indebted to the team for Mum’s final weeks.

If you’d like to learn more about The Old Way, please visit https://www.britishpilgrimage.org/portfolio/old-way-itineraries. The history and purpose here is inspirational, religious or not.

If you have a moment, please consider a donation to St Barnabas House. Thank you.