I am running the half marathon at the Great Scottish Run to help raise funds for Tartan Talkers an incredible local charity focussed on supporting male suicide prevention and awareness.

Suicide is the leading cause of death for men under 40 in the UK. With 590 men taking their own life in Scotland alone last year.

As someone who hadn't ran more than 5k before training it's not going to be easy but wanted to challenge myself while raising as much money as possible for a charity that does life saving work and is close to our family.

As an added incentive to donate if I reach my target of £1,000 I am committed to running the full race in a Dunfermline Athletic Strip which as a lifelong Raith Rovers fan will make an already hard challenge that little bit harder.