I was crazy enough to enter and extremely lucky enough to get a ballot place for this year's Virgin London Marathon. As I didn't need to apply for a charity place I spent ages trying to decide which of the hundreds of worthy charities to choose to raise money for........ and as I know there are a few people around me who's families have been affected by cancer and were supported by The Royal Marsden, I chose them.

The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity raises money solely to support The Royal Marsden, a world-leading cancer centre. We ensure our nurses, doctors and research teams can provide the very best care and develop life-saving treatments, which are used across the UK and around the world. From funding state-of-the-art equipment and groundbreaking research, to creating the very best patient environments, we will never stop looking for ways to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.