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On the 25th May I will be taking on my second 100km ultramarathon challenge where I'm hoping to run non-stop from London to Brighton (sorry Mum!).

Once again, I have decided to run for the mental health charity Mind. Last year, despite having to pull out at 70km, everyone was so generous with donations towards the South Coast Ultra and we managed to raise over double the fundraising target - a real testament to the work of this charity. 

I am terrible at talking about my own struggles with mental health and I think it will be some time before I am able to feel comfortable talking to everyone about it (the stigma is real!)... but... in the 11 months since I first started to raise money for Mind, I have spoken with a number of strong and courageous individuals who have opened up to me and inspired me to open up to them. 

"Opening up" came in the form of red wine in quiet pubs, chatting on benches overlooking London Zoo's penguins, lying on friends' sitting room floors crying my eyes out, drunken chatting until 3am, to simply a hug, brunch at Bills, and just sending a text (normally not even words) to check in. Basically, the more people spoke to me, the more I spoke to people and the more this sinking feeling lifted. It sounds cliché and was often followed by waves of panic that I've told them too much (I'm even panicking writing this!), but in the longer run it's been a game changer.

I want to thank all the people who have given me the chance to talk and who have talked to me over this last year and if anyone wants to chat, drop me a message!

This is a charity that means a lot to me and any donations - no matter how big all small - are hugely appreciated. 

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