My Story

I'm fortunate enough to have landed myself a London Marathon slot with 11 weeks to go until the big day.  I'm no believer in fate, but as I was born on 29 March 1981 (the date of the very first London Marathon) I'll concede there is a very happy form of coincindence about this fabulous opportunity.

In answer to your question - "yeah, I've got this".  It's a short training run-in, but I've one Marathon (Amsterdam) already under my belt (albeit about 10 years ago).

I'm running this race under my own steam and this isn't a charity space per se, but it seems to me remiss not to try and use the gargantuan effort that a Marathon is, to try and harvest some financial magic for a worth cause.

My cause is The Compassionate Friends.  It won't be a charity that many of you are familiar with, but its purpose is to support bereaved parents and their families.

Loss of a loved-one is wrenching for all, but our children are our future; and with such an expectation the premature loss of a child must be utterly heart-breaking.

We all faced this loss, when my dear brother, Oliver Ehmann took his own life in 2017.  For a mother like my own, there are scarce few places that you can turn for support in such challenging times.

The Compassionate Friends were there when others were not and for the support they afforded my mother in a time of deep turmoil and loss, I will alway be grateful to them for doing so. 

It's not a fashionable charity (if such a thing exists) or one that can be breezily promoted, but for those (thankfully a small community) hit by the uncompromising grief of losing a child, it is a lifeline.

If you'd like to support this worthy charity, please do so via this webpage, but I'd be just as grateful for your moral support in this fantastic endeavour.  I am super grateful and excited to be taking part.

Alex