Hi all,

As some of you might know, I recently
got quite into running…

 After taking on a bunch of pretty grim Spartan races and the Royal Parks Half Marathon, I’m now gearing up to run the London Marathon. I’m no Mo Farah, but I’m hoping to run it in under 4 hours, so I’m not too shabby either.

If you’ve ever applied for the London Marathon you’ll know how difficult it is to get a place, and how many people rely on charity places to run it. I’m proud to be running for the charity I support – Disability Rights UK.

 DRUK is the biggest charity run by disabled people, for disabled people. It has a helpline for disabled people to get advice on the best ways to use their (often very limited) money, and another one for disabled students. It produces a handbook which explains how the welfare and social care system works, every year – which is a pretty big job, considering how often legislation changes. DRUK also runs different projects, such as a scheme to help young disabled people get into work, a leadership program for people in work, and a program which aims to help disabled people get into sports and physical activity. Sure, they may not be as glossy as some other disability charities – but that’s because they spend money on making stuff happen, not on endless brand refreshes and ad campaigns. The benefit of giving to a pan-disability charity like DRUK is that DRUK lobbies the government on behalf of all disabled people and people who are suffering from long-term sickness – so you can support people with cancer as well as people with Parkinson’s, as well as people with MS. DRUK is about helping people to live well. 

 I’ve got a target of £1700 for DRUK, but I want to smash that. I’m also planning on running a couple of fundraising events, so if you’d like to help me out, that would be great!

Thanks