My sister and I (Beth) are running the 2022 London Marathon for the British Heart Foundation and hope to raise £5500 between us, to help support research into cardiovascular disease.

Last year, we lost our Grandad (Pa) to heart disease. For as long as I can remember, he was living with heart disease and suffering from all of the consequences. There was no cure, just things they could do that could try and make it better, but towards the end, his quality of life was gone.

My Grandad was a character....and if he knew we were running the Marathon the first thing he'd say would be "I could run it faster than both of you." He'd also be the first at the finish line to tell us how we could improve next time....