Over the month of May, I'll be running, walking, and swimming over 100 miles to raise money for Cardiac Risk in the Young.

I'll be rounding off the month by walking a large chunk of the South Downs way with Alice Fisher, topping up the rest of the miles with walks, runs and swims with friends throughout the month. And I'd love your support.

I'm doing all this in memory of my amazing friend Claire Taylor, who we lost 10 years ago this summer. Claire was incredibly motivated, always up for fun (not least a day out walking) and she was the best cheerleader.

My fundraiser is part of a wider fundraising challenge set by Claire's sister Katie, who has got us all together to raise £10k in memory of her this year. Read below to find out why we're fundraising and thank you for supporting us.

Sarah x

10k for Claire

A few brilliant people are doing frankly ridiculous things in 2026 to try to raise £10,000 on memory of the 10 years since Claire died.

Katie is swimming Coniston (5.5miles), Ullswater (7.5miles) and Windermere (10.5miles - a swimming ultra marathon.

Nathan is running all 26.2 miles of the Malaga marathon - his first ever full marathon.

Christina is running the Ramathon, the Derby half marathon, and looking at other races too.

Kelly is running the Chester half marathon, months after having a baby!

Other fantastic humans are preparing for other wonderful challenges and events, watch this space!

In 2016, Claire went out on a run as she regularly would, collapsed and died from a sudden cardiac event, she was 27 at the time.

We’re raising money for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) because the work they do genuinely makes a difference.

They support bereaved families like ours through peer grief support, and they offer screening for family members — something that helped reduce the anxiety of “could it happen again?”

They fund vital research (which, as you can imagine, is really expensive!) into the causes of sudden cardiac death, how it can be detected earlier, and how it can be prevented.

They also run screening programmes in communities across the country, helping to identify young people who may have underlying heart conditions — and working to prevent tragedies before they happen.

Helping save lives feels like a pretty good reason to donate a few quid

Every week in the UK at least 12 apparently fit and healthy young people die of undiagnosed cardiac conditions.

With your donation, CRY can reduce the frequency of young sudden cardiac death (YSCD) by working with cardiologists and family doctors to establish good practice and appropriate screening facilities to promote and protect the cardiac health of our young.

By supporting CRY you will help save young lives from these potentially fatal cardiac conditions.

See how your support can help by visiting www.c-r-y.org.uk