As most of you know 9 years ago I met a very special man! He has changed my life in more ways than you can imagine for the better and this may not have been the case had it not been for the pioneering surgery he received when his neck was broken in a car crash. So almost 6 years after giving birth, gaining weight, being riddled with injury it is time to push myself and remind myself of what my body can do and what I can do to help others.

I’m not only running for this reason but I’m September 2022 I had the pleasure of starting to work with an amazing woman. We all know when someone walks into your life and you know they are going to make it better. Liv and I clicked from the off. Both mums of young children who like wine and a challenge. Liv’s life has been greatly affected by spinal injury and she is a passionate supporter of Spinal Research and it was her who convinced me one wet Thursday morning that a challenge was needed and so we signed up for London Marathon to help raise money for Spinal Research. Spinal Research is the UK’s leading charity funding medical research around the world to develop effective treatments for paralysis caused by spinal cord injury. Every year 1,000 people in the UK and Ireland are paralysed following an injury to their spinal cord. We receive no government funding and rely entirely on the support of the public to raise funds for our research. Because of the efforts of our supporters, we have funded innovative medical research that has achieved a number of ground breaking changes in the field.