It’s coming up to five years since we ran the New York Marathon, and after being stuck in the house so long during the pandemic, we thought it was about time to stretch our legs again. We’ll be running the London marathon on 23 April, and will once again be running for Awamu in Uganda, a charity Liz knows well and a country she has visited extensively due to her work for The Guardian and which I was also lucky enough to visit in 2007 with Christian Aid. 

This money will go directly to helping orphans and vulnerable children in poor areas of Kampala attend school and develop their futures (as well as the future of their mothers) which, as the son of two teachers - and brother of two more - serves as extra motivation to finish the race.

Awamu is in extra need this time. Uganda experienced the longest school closures in the world during the Covid-19 pandemic - they were closed for nearly two years - and there are more children who need the charity’s support to get back into the classroom or into vocational training. Young lads like Wiki, who wants to train as a mechanic.

Anything you can give will be very gratefully received. Thank you.