I'm not sure what made me apply to do the London Marathon. I'm not a runner at all. The furthest I've ever ran is 10k during a 6 month spell of thinking I was a runner, but that was a long time ago, and I've eaten a lot of cake, drank a lot of wine, and given birth since then.

But I applied because I was so inspired watching the Marathon this year. A friend of a friend had ran the marathon for Alzheimer's Society and I was so invested in her progress on the day, that I applied to run for them in 2025, not thinking for a second I'd get in. I'd recently lost my Grandad to Alzheimers, and I wanted to do something for him.

When I got the phone call to say I had been selected, I cried. I'm not sure if they were happy tears or 'what have I done' tears. This will without a doubt be one of the hardest things, if not the hardest thing, I have ever done in my life.

I'm doing this in memory of my Grandad, Tom, who I hold so dearly in my heart. Grandad died in November 2023 at the age of 92, after over a decade of living with Alzheimers. It wasn't kind to him. I feel so lucky to have had nearly 20 years of him before his diagnosis. He was brilliant.

But, I'm also doing this for my Grandma, who spent every waking minute of the last decade of his life caring for his every need. She sacrificed everything. She is my biggest inspiration and the strongest woman I know. Now I want to make her proud.

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