I was lucky to get a ballot place in the London Marathon 2025. Having never run a marathon before it is a fairly daunting prospect but I turned 50 last year so if I don't do it now then I never will!

I have chosen to fundraise for Guide Dogs and Brain Tumour Research.

I have been training the with the Anster Allsorts, an amazing running group in Anstruther. Their support and advice has been invaluable and I could not be doing the marathon without them. Several members of the Allsorts are also running the marathon for Guide Dogs, helping to raise funds for those affected by sight loss.

Every day, 250 more people join the 2 million already living with sight loss. This number is set to double by 2050, which is why our work is more important than ever before, however, we can only continue our life-changing work, such as our guide and buddy dog services, mobility training, education support, sighted guides and much more with your support.

With your support, we can help children and adults to live actively, independently, and well.

Guide Dogs wouldn't be here without you. Our life-changing services depend on donations so thank you for supporting us.