This year we're attempting to go further than we've ever gone before in the name of charity. 

Why? 

Ten years ago, I couldn’t climb stairs - having just had my pelvis rebuilt due to hip dyplasia.

Then, in 2014, I lost my right breast, my hair and nearly my life to breast cancer.

And, in so doing, I gained a pair of trainers.

Since then, I’ve never looked back. I know that exercise and movement can change the course of your day and, in so doing, your life.

Exercise is my post-cancer life insurance policy.

And Duncan, my amazing husband, is with me every step of the way (albeit miles ahead). 

Having completed three marathons between us (one in a wedding dress on my wedding day), multiple half marathons, lots of 10ks, a trek and a three-mile swim in open water (for me), this year we want to go bigger.

That’s why our challenge is to attempt to complete 2018 activity-based miles as part of a year-long #Milesbetter2018 movement campaign. That means races, cycling and running to work, a 100-mile bike ride, long swims and even a triathlon. That means an exercise habit of epic proportions, not a one-off goal.

And we want to make every step count, raising money and awareness as we go. Our aim is to raise £2,018 for Breast Cancer Care. 

This incredible charity lifted me up from day one when I was diagnosed, made me feel like I was never alone, helped me navigate a sea of treatment decisions and strange side effects and reminded me it was ok to not be ok.

Breast Cancer Care is the reason I will never look back, but keep moving forward. And it is for that reason that we will keep fundraising for them for the rest of our lives.

Specific challenges include:

1) Ride London (100-mile cycle)
2) Plymouth Half
3) Blenheim triathlon
4) Vitality 10k
5) Kew 10k
6) Royal Parks Half 

Thank you for visiting this page and giving what you can. And, if you want to go #Milesbetter2018, head to the team page and sign up today!

If I have learned anything in my life, it is that small steps can make a really big difference.