After running a couple of half marathons in the past, I swore I would never do a full one, but decided in January of this year that the opportunity to run in the very first Bristol to Bath Marathon was too good to turn down.

As many of you will know, it was shortly after my rash decision at the end of January that mum passed away suddenly, having fought breast cancer for many years. I decided then that as long as I made it to the starting line, I would choose B.U.S.T. as my nominated charity because of their work helping breast cancer sufferers in Bristol.

After many months of training and completing the recent Bristol Half Marathon in a personal best time, I'm confident that I'll at least be able to start the race, and hopefully finish it too. If you'd like to sponsor my effort, it would be really great!

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