My Story

Thank you for taking the time to visit my fundraising page.  Many of you will know I started my running journey very late and achieved my first marathon only 3 days before my 50th birthday at Beachy Head in 2019.

I applied to run the London Marathon for many reasons, two of which are how iconic a race it is and because I want to follow in the footsteps of my Uncle Brian who was lucky enough to run it twice (at a much younger age than me!).  I applied to run it for The Forward Trust, not only because of the work they do which is detailed below, but because they gave me a job at a time when I was probably at my lowest in terms of self-confidence in the working world.  I was desperate to leave a job in which I was SO miserable, and as crazy as it sounds, I really feel FT rescued me from a horrible place.  Whilst I might not fit the criteria of their usual clientele, it follows that such a charity is there to help others in many different ways, sometimes in ways they don't realise they need.  Please read the generic desciption of their work below and I truly hope you are able to donate both for me and the work of Forward.

Many thanks and love to you.

The Forward Trust empowers people to break the cycles of addiction or crime to move forward with their lives. Since 1991, they have been working with people to build positive and productive futures. They believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Their services have supported thousands of people to make changes to create better lives with jobs, family, friends and build a sense of community.

Forward believe that everyone can live a fulfilling life, whatever their past. If you’re affected by drug or alcohol issues, past offending, homelessness or unemployment: help is out there!