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This will be my 4th and last ever marathon!! I’m not going to lie,  this time around the training has felt a lot harder and I know the race will be the toughest I’ve done. But, I am determined! Determined to complete the challenge and raise awareness and money for Young Minds, a charity that provides support for young people who struggle with their mental health. 

Helping young people with mental health issues is important to me. I have struggled with my own mental health in the past and have, in recent years, seen my son struggle too. I have watched him try to navigate through his day, week, month and slip into darkness as it all gets too much. I have seen him unable to function in the most ordinary of situations and yet be unable to help him. I have also seen the difference the right support, given in the right way, can make. Young Minds provide this support and offer a much needed lifeline to young people like my son. They understand what young people need and how to make sure they get it. 

Running 26 miles will be a serious challenge (especially at my age!) but it will be nothing compared to the challenge young people like my son face every day. Help me to help them by donating what you can. Thank you.

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