After the successes and non-successes of last year, I'm now on a mission to redeem myself as a fully fledged 'finisher' and do the ultimate of ultimates.. The London Marathon!!

Battling through falling over, the loss of a toenail and also a bout of the dreaded shin-splints... I'm hopefully now on course for this huge challenge!

As many of you will know, I work as a physiotherapist on the trauma ward, treating patients with traumatic spinal cord injuries. We often send patients to 'Stanmore' for their spinal rehab. Aspire is a charity based at Stanmore who support people with spinal cord injuries. Our initial rehabilitation of patients would be in vain without the support of charities like Aspire who can support people in achieving their goals - specifically around independent living.

It might also be worth mentioning that my first experience of a gym (and being sick in a gym!) was at Aspire!!

So... I'm asking you for your support both in sponsorship and also on the day.. I'm pretty sure I'm going to need it!!

Thanks in advance!

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