Blog

I’m a nearing 30, chocoholic diabetic who spends her weekdays trying to get people excited about information governance!

I live with my tiny ferret-like cat called Flora who has become my baby (whether she wants to be or not!), and my very tall other half Chris, who at 6’5 makes my 5’3 frame feel even shorter than it already does!

Yes and no. I attempted my first half marathon in February but ended up hobbling most of it due to an injury I got just the week before. This will be the first half marathon that I will hopefully complete properly and enjoy.

Challenging – but isn’t that the point?! After my injury I hadn’t run in 5 months so to suddenly start again was a shock to the system.  The mixture of Yorkshire weather (either torrential rain and wind or scorching heat) adds further challenges but I am also enjoying being out and running again. Knowing that I am doing it all in order to raise money for a great charity helps to motivate me on days when I don’t feel up to it so it makes the whole training process easier.

Since my uni days I have seen and heard about all the great things Team Kenya is constantly doing. Seeing the pictures and hearing the team and volunteers talk about their experiences is inspiring in itself. You can just see what a fantastic charity it is. The opportunity came up to help contribute towards it – I jumped at the chance.

It’s a whole family affair. From Val (Wilson, our co-founder and Chair of Trustees)’s creation down to everyone involved. Everybody who meets somebody involved within Team Kenya automatically wants to be involved and help this charity. It accomplishes amazing things and you see that. They have passion about helping and improving lives and the young women of Kenya become part of the family too. It sounds cheesy, but Team Kenya stands out to me because of the direct involvement everyone has. It’s very hands on.

At least £350. Surpassing that would be brilliant, though!