It is no great secret that running has played a big part in my life for the last couple of years and, whilst I am terrible at talking about it (the stigma is real!), it is no great secret that I have struggled with my mental health. So, it seems right to combine the two and complete all my running endeavours for the mental health charity, Mind.

I also wanted a focus to my running. After running my first 26.2 marathon in Athens in November (2019), my friends suggested that I run the alphabet in marathons. An initially crazy suggestion that I have warmed to enough to actually do. 

So, here we go. A marathon or ultra marathon for every letter of the alphabet to raise money for Mind. I will keep this list updated with those in bold being ones that I have completed and those written in regular font are those that I have booked and are upcoming. The races in italic are the ones I am saving to do and the ones blank are open to suggestions!

A - Athens Marathon, Greece (November 2019)

B - Bewl Marathon (7th May 2022)

C - 

D - 

E - Everest Marathon, Nepal (May 2023)

F - 

G - 

H - 

I - 

J - 

K - 

L - London to Brighton Ultra (60km/100km) (May 2019) 

M - 

N - 

O - 

P - 

Q -

R - Race to the Stones (July, 2022)

S - South Coast Ultra (70km/100km) (August 2018)

T - Trailwalker (80/100km) (September 2019)

U -

V - 

W -

X -

Y - 

Z  - 

I want to finish this with a huge thank you to my closest friends in the last few weeks, months and years. These are people who, despite often struggling greatly themselves, have dropped everything and made sacrifices to be there for me. Each of these runs will be for those moments that they've sat in my room until the early hours of the morning, turned up on my doorstep with bags of sweets and a tight squeeze, written me letters and have been there on the end of the phone to let me ramble away. I would be privileged to be at least half the friends that you have been to me.

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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