I am running the London Marathon 2024 for JDRF UK for my nephew, Robert who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 3 in March 2022. I see the impact this has on Robert's day to day life and the family on managing his diabetes. I can't help Robert with his day to day but I can run for him and raise the funds for the JDRF UK so they can continue to research for better treatments and to eradicate Type 1 Diabetes.

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’.