Ever since I started running about 5 years ago I had ambition to run a Marathon before I was forty. Then a friend gave the opportunity to run the London Marathon on behalf of her sons charity Marty's Penny Bank and Cardiomyopathy Uk.

Admittedly I had never heard of Cardiomyopathy until a couple of years ago and I think most people haven't either. I am so happy to be raising awareness and funds for the charity as well as giving myself a very big challenge!

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