Thanks for taking the time to visit my new JustGiving page.

This spring I'm running my second ever marathon, in Rotterdam on 12th April (nice and flat, but still 26.2mi/42.2km!), followed by the Brussels 20km on 31st May.

I'm aiming to raise much-needed funds for The Giraffe Project (www.giraffeproject.org), a UK-registered charity of which I am a Trustee. The purpose of Giraffe is to help children from some of the most deprived areas of Nairobi 'grow to productive citizenship' and break the cycle of poverty. Currently we support around 450 children and young people who would otherwise probably be on the streets.

Most of our income is in Euros and its recent fall in value against the Kenyan shilling makes our fundraising needs even greater. So please, if you can, sponsor me by so much per mile or km, or offer a fixed amount for even completing these two races. In the one marathon I've ever run I crawled across the line in just under 4.5h, so my aim this time around is simply to beat that. So how about offering X per minute under 4h30min, to give me an incentive?

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – saving time and cutting costs for the charity.