Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I am hoping that you will support me in completing the Howgills Trail Marathon to raise funds and awareness for the Ectopic Pregnancy Trust (EPT). The EPT work closely to provide support to families who unfortunately experience Ectopic Pregnancies, which is the cause of 10% of pregnancy related deaths.

In August 2020, my wife Carol and I experienced an ectopic, resulting in emergency surgery and the loss of our first pregnancy. From getting the positive pregnancy test result one day then being told that surgery was required and that there was nothing that could be done to save our baby was heartbreaking. Personally, I had never heard of an Ectopic pregnancy before this experience, and I felt so helpless in the situation as I couldn't do anything to help. They are unfortunately common in pregnancy with 1 in 80 being ectopic, as we found out when Carol met someone else in the hospital in the same situation.

Thankfully this resulted in this person and her husband becoming amazing friends and Godparents to our baby girl, Ada. (Her husband is going to be dragging my arse around the course, if he doesnt leave me early on!)

The Howgills are a series of fells in the Lake District that are a trail runners wildest dream or a nightmare for someone who hasn't ran in a long time. For me, its the latter of the two, but I promise I will go in and out of the pain cave and leave everything out there on the hills.

Thank you to everyone for your support! It really is appreciated.