When people ask me how I'm feeling about the London Marathon I tell them it’s a combination of pure excitement and sheer terror. This is my first marathon, I have spectated a couple of times before and witnessed incredible strangers pain, anguish, tears, pride and pure determination all of which inspired me to get out there and do this. 

I cannot wait to line up and run with my fellow competitors, to soak up the amazing atmosphere, go through parts of London I’ve never seen before and proudly wear my Born Free t-shirt with my name blazoned on in the hope that bystanders might shout my name and cheer me on. But there is also an overwhelming fear that when I do hit the wall like everyone does I won’t be able to pick my feet up anymore, I will struggle to breathe through the stitch, block out the pain and I will fail. I won’t just be failing myself though, but those who have put their belief in me that I can do this. I will fail the wonderful charity Born Free Foundation who I'm trying to raise as much money as I can for, they work incredibly hard trying to safe guard our beautiful wild animals and prevent individual suffering, protecting threatened species and keeping the wildlife in the wild. 

Therefore I cannot fail and every penny that I can raise for this incredible charity will keep me focused and help me to pick my feet up until I cross that finish line 26.2miles later. Please give whatever you can every little really does help, thank you xxxx