YoungMinds is the UK's leading charity championing the wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. Driven by their experience, YoungMinds creates change so that children and young people can cope with life's adversities, find help when needed and succeed in life.

I have chosen to raise money for this charity as for a few years now i have suffered with anxiety and its difficult for others to understand it and its difficult to talk to people so i think a charity like Young Minds do an amazing job at supporting children and young adults suffering from mental health issues.

Running has been one of my remedies and has helped to boost my confidence, helped me to lose weight and meet new people many others also suffering from there own mental health battles, running is good for the soul. SO i decided i wanted to challenge myself and run a half marathon and to anyone who knows me knows this is a BIG deal - i never liked sports, i never liked running and i was incredibly unfit the most i have run is a 10km so its going to be a huge challenge but will be totally worth it. I thought the running has helped my anxiety so what a great link to choose this charity.

Keep an eye out for me at Peterborough Park run every Saturday and say hi, i will be wearing my young minds t-shirt to show my support during my training.

All your donations are hugely appreciated and i will keep you updated with my journey, those of you reading this suffering yourself, you are not alone! Dont be afraid to reach out to someone and find something which helps like i did. IT will change your life.

Thank you Alison