This March I’m taking on the HYROX challenge to support people living with cancer for Macmillan Cancer Support.

If you don’t know already, when I was 23 my Mum was diagnosed with Stage 3 Colon Cancer. After beating it, it came back as Stage 4 and had spread. She went through huge surgeries, had part of bowel removed, spent a year with a stoma bag and endless rounds of chemo - where she would still go with her chemo pump strapped to her like the legend she was.

The amazing fighter she was went on to beat it again, but whilst we were celebrating her remission she fell down the stairs that night and suffered fatal brain damage in a cruel twist of fate.

I know how amazing Macmillan were for her during her battle. She was someone who found it hard to ask others for help and wanted everyone to think she was fine so we wouldn’t worry, but she had a safe space in them.

The different with singles is that in doubles you get to share the stations which gives you that well needed rest. It’s going to be a lot more of a challenge but nothing compared to those battling cancer face.

This one feels even more special. I’ll be doing it for her, the reason I’ll never give up. And I know she’ll be with my every step of the way cheering me on 🕊️

If you’d like to donate anything big or small it would be HUGELY appreciated.

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HYROX is the fitness race that combines both running and functional fitness. I’ll be taking on a course of a 1km run followed by 1 functional workout station, repeated eight times.

I have pledged to raise £400, which could run the Macmillan Support Line for nearly an hour. I’d be so grateful for any donations to help me reach my goal.

📖 £10 could pay for 10 copies of our Help with the cost of cancer booklet.

📱 £20 could provide one session of emotional support to a person living with cancer with a Macmillan Buddy.

💚 £39 could pay for a Macmillan Nurse for 1 hour.

There are currently over 3.5 million people living with cancer in the UK today. It's Macmillan's goal to help more people with cancer get the best care the UK has to offer, but they can’t do this without donations from people like you.

Thank you so much!