So I've done the unthinkable and put aside the pain of last year's marathon, and signed myself up for a second test of mental and physical endurance over 26.2 miles. *GULP*

This time I'll hopefully have a home turf advantage (Buckingham Palace here I come!!).  And also, this time, I'm taking advantage of the feat and raising money for a great charity.

I'm running for Action Against Hunger which is an international humanitarian organization committed to ending child hunger.  With 30 years of expertise in emergency situations of conflict, natural disaster and chronic food insecurity - operating in over 40 countries and worldwide, benefitting some 5 million people each year - here are some examples of how your money can help:

£10 can buy one week's supply of therapeutic milk, nutritional products, vitamins and medicine for a child*

£27 can buy 1 complete survival kit, necessary to save the life of a severely malnourished child in less than 4 weeks*         

£36 can buy 1 mechanical surface water pump (less than 7 meters)*

In 2011, nearly 550,000 people have been supported by ACF teams across East Africa in response to the devastating hunger crisis

 In Pakistan, hundreds of thousands of flood-affected people have begun to leave displacement camps, and Action Against Hunger's teams are providing nutrition support and distributions of staple foods. So far, ACF has provided 49,000 displaced individuals with basic staples in October, along with micronutrient-rich supplemental Plumpy’sup for moderately malnourished children

* minimum cost depending on product prices