1500 reasons to run

This is a significant moment for me. The total amount of money that I have raised for Shelter today exceeded £1500 – my original target and the minimum I had to raise to ensure my place on the starting line.

I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has sponsored me. I have been truly overwhelmed by people’s generosity. I have been sponsored by current and former colleagues, friends from high school and from university, Australians and Americans, friends of friends, former housemates, people I’ve know all my life and people I’ve only met a few times. You have my gratitude and my respect.

Special thanks to Helen Heyden for starting the whole thing off and to Nicola Debidin for taking me past the £1500. Big thanks to everyone in Private Office and all those I worked with in Skills Group who have supported me this far. Extra special thanks to Caroline, James, Stephen Marston, Susan Pember, Roy Strachan, Madonna, Mela and The Duke for being my top sponsors – I really appreciate it.

My knee is feeling better and I’m ready to kick ass in the Berkhamstead Half this weekend.

I don’t care if it rains. I’ll be grinning like a Cheshire Cat the whole way around.