My Story

On 21st April I’ll be running the London Marathon for Meningitis Now in celebration and honour of Mia Basford. When Al asked me if I wanted a place I didn’t think twice. 

For those that don’t know, Mia tragically passed away last year on her 20th birthday. I’ll be the first to admit I didn’t know meningitis was even a serious illness let alone life threatening, so I hope this post with many other efforts from friends and family also running can spread awareness and raise as much as possible to add to Mia’s already incredible legacy - she was an organ donor and has saved three lives after she passed. 

Please donate whatever you can. Any amount, however big or small, will be hugely appreciated.

#TeamTangerine #memoriesformia

The London Marathon has become an annual, inspiring and colourful fixture in the world’s sporting calendar since the inaugural race on 29 March 1981: a celebration of fun, fundraising and fancy dress.

Over the years more than a million people have completed the 26.2-mile course – which runs from Blackheath to The Mall, with a spectacular finish in front of Buckingham Palace, showcasing the very best that the capital city has to offer.

What’s more, these participants have raised over a billion pounds for charity and there have been countless amazing tales of human achievement throughout the event’s history – living up to its aim of helping participants ‘to have fun, and provide some happiness and sense of achievement in a troubled world’.