40k

As a lifelong asthmatic, and having been diagnosed with COPD later in life, I’ve had more than a few close calls with my breathing and these included severe asthma attacks as a child.

Those experiences stay with you, and they’ve shaped how strongly I feel about making sure children are properly supported when they’re frightened, unwell, or struggling to breathe.

I know how vital it is for there to be someone nearby who understands what a child needs, whether that be a teacher, classroom assistant, youth worker, first aider, or nurse.

To help make that support more widely available, I’m raising money for Education for Health, a charity that provides free asthma training to people working with children and young people. It's their 40th anniversary in 2026. 

Having recently approached my own milestone birthday, late 2025 I set out to complete Couch to 5k - in the beginning I genuinely couldn't run for 30 seconds without running out of breath, however, I plugged and wheezed away and finally after 9 weeks completed my first 5km on 12 December 2025, - no-one was more surprised than me! So armed with my first 5k I aim to run a further seven 5km runs before 4 April 2026, running 40km in total. 

If you’re able to support me, every donation will go toward EFH providing free asthma training to those who may be in a position to help and respond when it's needed. Thank you.