This October with a group of my closest community I will be running the Bournemouth Half Marathon.

In 2013, 10 years ago, I was a passenger in a car accident and sustained a severe traumatic brain injury.

Following the accident I was in an induced coma for 14 days and was in hospital for a further 6 weeks. I have had to learn to walk, talk, write, swim, drive, cycle, - you name it I learnt it again. Plus the most difficult task of learning to socialise again.

Those who knew me pre 2013 will have seen me as a confident and social person. To become a version of this again was my biggest challenge.

My recovery has been monumental, I was told I shouldn’t go back to university to study events and that my life would probably be smaller. I received a 1st at university and have travelled the world since.

This would not have been possible without my community. I am in awe of them and indebted to them for their love and support - not just for me but for my family who they supported when my future was unknown.

I am running the half marathon at the Bournemouth Running Festival along with my brother and sisters and my mum Michele (featured in the photo in the red coat), who I would not be here without, is running a 5K and Dad, Mike, who is running a 10k and extended family and friends who are joining.

We are fundraising for Headway a small charity that supported me and my family at the early stages of my recovery.

We are running:

5K

Michele Board

Reena Kelleher

Marian Child

Arlette Wykes

Marie Veitch

Doug James

Amy Maybe

10K

Sophia Kelleher

Michael Board

Anthony Haikney

Flick Heath

Callum Heath

Mitch Johns

Half Marathon

Daisy Board

Thomas Board

Molly Board

Emily Board

Graham Nobbs

Connor Cunningham

Charlie Hole

Aimee West

Mahmoud Javanmardi

Duncan Collins

Richard Glass

Jon Tyler is also running in New Zealand!

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