Hello everyone thanks for visiting my one of two pages.

My name is Emma, I’m a Youth Development Worker in North Liverpool and I will be running the New York Marathon on Sunday 2^nd of November.  I first began running 2 years ago with a group of friends, since then we have completed 4 half marathons and two Santa dashes! The New York Marathon is going to be different for me for a couple of reasons; one - this will be my first Marathon - and two - I will be going by myself!

This November I will be turning 30! I really can’t believe it but they say the 30 is the new 21 so that’s fine with me! To mark the occasion I wanted to achieve something different and make a positive contribution to things that I really care about… for me my passions are my friends and family and working with young people.

For the past 6 months I have been keeping to a tight training schedule which has allowed me to learn more about myself than I ever could imagine. I am not going to lie, it’s been one of the most challenging but rewarding things I’ve ever done and I am hoping all my hard work will pay off by people donating money to my chosen charities.

Why Macmillan?

 So far I have been lucky enough to share some amazing experiences with my friends and family including graduating from university, travelling, festivals, new additions to the family, birthdays and Christmas celebrations - so many brilliant memories and a lot more to come in the future.

However, along the way there has been a certain person missing from all this and this is my Dad, unfortunately I lost my Dad at the age of 6 due to Cancer. This is something that over the years hasn’t been easy and being so young was hard to understand but growing up has helped me realise what happened to my Dad and the support that was needed at time.

Macmillan was there to support my Mum and family when they needed them the most. 

The money I raise will help fund Macmillan nurses to do what they do best and what they did for my Mum and Dad - that is provide vital support, answer the questions that may be difficult for other people to answer, and always be there.

My aim is to raise as much money for my chosen charities but also encourage people to make the most of their lives no matter what may hit them when growing up and appreciate the people that help you along the way.

I would like to say a big thank you to my family, friends, G, and all the staff and young people I have worked with along the way for everything they have done for me.

Now let’s get on with raising lots of money!!

Lots of Love

Em xx