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I was (very) lucky to receive a ballot place for the 2024 London Marathon. A few weeks ago, on 21st April, I ran London for the first time. It was a fantastic day, the crowd support was incredible, and it's something I will never forget.

An afternoon and evening of brilliant running at the Highgate Harriers track in London. Fantastic atmosphere at the event and free for spectators. This is the future!

My Mum, Brenda Walker, died in 2020 from COVID-19 and frailty. We knew that she had written about her childhood growing up before and during the Second World War and always wrote poetry during her life - but it was still a bit of a surprise when my sister, Lynette Coates, found Mum's memoir and poetry in a box in her bedroom.

Well, that was a massive day for me. Running my first marathon at Brighton on Sunday 12th September. How was it?!

These days, I work with websites but before that I studied chemistry and worked in the pharmaceutical industry for many years. In fact, I have a PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Bath.