THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE”

I’m extremely excited to announce that in May, I will be representing the mental health charity “Mind” in a 100km Ultramarathon from London to Brighton!


In the last 5 years, any running I’ve done has been pretty much contained to running around on stage! The only race I have ever competed in was a 5k about 3 weeks ago!

So why am I doing something so ridiculous?

Ever since I can remember I have struggled with anxiety, I’ve had meltdowns, breakdowns and I have been scared to leave the house. I’ve worked every day to overcome this along with the voice in the back of my mind telling me how bad every situation can be. A part of me wants for everyone to experience these feelings for a week so they could have perspective but the rational part of me wouldn’t wish it upon my worst enemy!

Why not just run a marathon?

“A marathon is 90% physical and 10% mental. An ultramarathon is 90% mental, the other 10% is in your head”

In even setting out to try this, I want to prove to myself how strong my mind really can be. I want to overcome this and even if I can’t, I want to have fucking tried. Maybe it could show someone who knows how this feels to keep moving forward one step at a time and to never give up!

I’ve been close to giving up on everything before but I can promise you,my mind will not stop me this time, only my body!

The hope now is that my body can be forced to handle two and a half marathons because it’s going to have to run, walk and crawl!

So many of my hero’s and more importantly my friends have struggled with mental health issues. We’re blessed to be living in a time where they are starting to become understood and accepted but still, more needs to be done which is why I have chosen to raise funds for Mind!