I'm running the Great Manchester Half Marathon in 2024 for my parents. My dad died when he was 44, which is the same age I'll be when I run this. My mum died 20 years ago this year at St Ann’s Hospice.

Why I decided that doing a massive run was the right thing to mark these milestones I don’t know, but here we are! I’m not a natural runner and my default state is eating cake on the sofa. So please make my efforts worth it, and help me support St Ann’s so that they can keep making a difference for other families like they did for mine. Thank you.