When Covid-19 hit, everyone’s lives turned upside down. However, my families lives are still being turned upside down. My wonderful mother has felt the hard effects of long-term covid for over two years now. The most common symptoms are severe fatigue, breathlessness, brain fog, and muscle aches. All of these and more are things that are currently affecting my mum’s life.

Throughout my childhood, my mum has spent a lot of time running. My love of running comes from her, and now I want to give something back. I am running the Manchester Marathon in April and the charity I’m raising money for does a lot of work in research for long covid and works to support people and families with the condition.

This is a cause very close to my heart, and I hope you’ll choose to follow me on my journey towards Manchester Marathon and help to raise money and awareness for long covid.