I am running the Cambridge Half Marathon 2026 to give thanks to Petals for their support to my wife and I. Last year we received the devasting news that 7 months into our pregnancy our daughter had a large tumour affecting the development of her heart. Following scans at Great Ormond Street it was confirmed the tumour was Tuberous sclerosis, and we had to make the heart-breaking decision to compassionately terminate the pregnancy. Any money you can spare will be greatly appreciated! I will try and run the race as fast as I can (training is going well), and for the 13.1 miles, I will be thinking about my amazing wife, 2 boys, and our beautiful daughter Sophie.

I am running the Cambridge Half Marathon for Petals, the baby loss counselling charity. They provide specialist counselling for women, men and couples who have suffered the devastating loss of a pregnancy or death of a baby.

It is a sad reality that in the UK, 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage, 1 in 200 babies will be stillborn every year, over 5000 pregnancies will be terminated for medical reasons each year, and 24 babies die shortly after birth every single week.

Petals delivers hundreds of counselling sessions every month. Each session costs Petals £80, I would like my sponsorship to fund as many sessions as possible, so many more parents can be supported. So every donation counts!

🌸£20 will contribute towards one counselling session for a bereaved family.

🌸£80 will fund one specialist counselling session for a bereaved family.

🌸£500 will fund a full counselling package for a bereaved family.