I've been lucky enough to get a place in the 2012 Virgin London Marathon through my running club, UKnetrunner. It will be my first marathon, so I'm going to need all the support I can get.

My charity is forlucie, which is a cause that means a lot to me. On 1st November 2010, my good friends Jon and Trish Page suddenly and tragically lost their daughter Lucie to meningitis. Lucie was only sixteen days old and left a loving big sister Francesca.

If you can help me towards my target I would be really grateful - and so would forlucie.

In an effort to celebrate Lucie’s life and leave a lasting legacy the charity For Lucie was created. It’s aim is simply to raise awareness of Meningitis and funds to help others. This is run on entirely a voluntary basis by the friends and family of Lucie. All money raised in Lucie’s name goes directly to helping those good causes that supported Lucie and her family. www.forlucie.com

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now.