I'm slowly building my fitness up and trying to lead a healthier lifestyle, while I train for my first (and probably last!) marathon.

I'm joining Cancer Research UK's Race for Life this year. Please join the fight by digging deep and sponsoring me. Events like this are vital in funding Cancer Research UK's life-saving work into preventing, diagnosing and treating cancer. 

Please sponsor me, for a future without cancer:

- £260 could buy a sophisticated microarray; a powerful piece of technology, helping scientists to scrutinise thousands of genes in a single experiment, and identify which are switched on in cancer.

- £180 pays for one day of a trial to discover faster diagnosis and new therapies to treat brain cancer.

- £94 could cover the cost for one woman to take part in a clinical trial aiming to improve survival for post-menopausal women with early-stage breast cancer.

- £10 could buy 300 glass slides for studying cells and tumour samples in detail under the microscope.

Don't forget to add Gift Aid - If you're a UK taxpayer, please remember to tick the Gift Aid box as this will increase your donation by at least 25% at no extra cost to you.