I was actually doing the Manchester 10K for fun but so many people asked if they could sponsor me I thought it only right to oblige!

I have already raised over £1,300 for Macmillan Cancer Support this past year and would like to raise at least £200 more. They were a fantastic help looking after my dad in the final year of his life, I don't know what we'd have done without them.

So dig deep, ya'll! But not TOO deep, because I'm running the 2015 London Marathon for Macmillan and you're going to need a few spare coppers for that, too..