On March 22nd 2026 my son, Angus and I are running the Wilmslow half marathon, I ran this 20 years ago but this time it’s for a very personal reason.

My son Angus was diagnosed with Crohns in 2020 and after a very hard year condensed by the pandemic he eventually improved . We felt alone with the diagnosis in a that year but through supportive medicine and life changing surgery Angus is now a fit and well person living with Crohns. As a qualified personal trainer he is now helping his clients achieve their health goals too.He is running with me to raise funds for Crohns & Colitis UK.

They’re the UK’s leading charity for Crohn’s and Colitis.

Right now, an estimated 500,000 people in the UK are living with a lifelong disease that many people have never heard of. And the real number could be almost double that.

Because of the stigma and misunderstanding surrounding these diseases, thousands of people are suffering in silence.

But they’re not alone.

We’re working to improve diagnosis and treatment, and to fund research into a cure; to raise awareness and to give people hope, comfort and confidence to live freer, fuller lives.