It costs £34,600 to raise and train a guide dog. Almost two million people in the UK are living with sight loss that has a significant impact on their daily lives. Of those, around 180,000 rarely leave their homes alone and lead lonely, isolated lives.

Guide Dogs works for a world where people with sight loss are never left out of life, for a world where being blind or partially sighted is not what defines you. A world with enough support to make the challenges of sight loss no barrier to fulfilling hopes and dreams.

We started our journey with Guide Dogs in July 2022 when our first puppy, Quincey, joined us. He went off to "big school" in April 2023 and our second puppy, Kira, joined us in July 2023. Working with the charity and puppy raising have been life changing experiences for us and we hope that the dogs we are looking after go on to be life changers for people with sight loss. Quincy has now qualified and is working in London. Kira is now 9 months old and a proper character!

Over the course of the time that Kira is with us - she is my little motivator!), I am going to run 215 race miles (equivalent to 346 km) to raise funds for Guide Dogs. I will be taking part in a number of different events, ranging from park runs, local 10km runs, half marathons and finally the London Marathon in April.

Follow my progress here and please sponsor me to help change the lives of those living with sight loss.

Distances update (13/4/24):

Distance run: 346km

Distance to go: 0km!!!

Events completed:

Killerton Park Run, 19 August 2023 - 5km, Takeley 10km, 10 September 2023 - 10km, Royal Parks Half Marathon, 9 October 2023 - 21km, Castle Park Park Run, 14 October 2023 - 5km, Duxford Dash, 22 October 2023 - 10km, Hertfordshire Half Marathon - 5 November 2023 - 21km, Castle Park Park Run, 25 November 2023 - 5km, Grove Cottage Reindeer Run, 3 December 2023 - 5km, Long Run Meadow Park Run, 9 December 2023 - 5km, Castle Park Park Run, 23 December 2023 - 5km, St Albans New Years Eve 10k - 31 December 2023 - 10km, Harlow Park Run - 6 January 2024 - 5km, Castle Park Park Run - 13 January 2024 - 5km, Cranbook Country Park Park Run - 5km, Lea Valley Veldrome - 16km, Castle Park Park Run, 5km - 3 February 2024, Regents Park Winter 10km, 4 February 2024 - 10km, 18 February 2024, Rayneing Medals Anniversary Run - 21km, Castle Park Park Run, 24 February 2024 - 5km , Cancer Research Winter Run, 25 February 2024 - 10km, Cambridge Half Marathon, 3 March 2024 - 21km, Castle Park Park Run, 9 March 2024 - 5km, Victoria Park Half Marathon, 10 March 2024 - 21km, Milton Keynes Festival of Running, 17 March 2024 - 32km, Castle Park Park Run, 23 March 2024 - 5km, Lee Valley 10km, 24 March 2024 - 10km, Castle Park Park Run, 30 March 2024 - 5km, London Landmarks Half Marathon, 7 April 2024 - 21km, Castle Park Park Run, 13 April 2024 - 5km, London Marathon, 21 April 2024 -42km