London Landmarks Half Marathon 2022

The who, what and why ☺️

 

I’m raising money for Tommy's who fund research into the causes and prevention of miscarriage, premature birth and stillbirth. This tragedy affects 1 in 4 pregnancies in the UK. The stigma and silence of these issues often mean families feel isolated in their grief.

 

For some silly reason I’ve agreed to run 13 miles… apparently this is not your average half marathon! They say I’ll get to explore the capital on a route like no other! Hmm, I’m sure an open top bus would have been fine for me… All of my pals reading this will know I can’t even walk for 13 minutes, so I’m really excited for this

 

On a serious note, this issue has impacted so many people in my life. My beautiful mum with her beautiful still born baby boy, my amazing stepmum and very sadly many of my best friends. It’s a topic that you don’t really know how many people have been affected by until you start the conversation. It’s one that can be hard to understand the grief of unless you have experienced it. 

Sometimes families never get the answers to why and as heartbreaking as 1 miscarriage is, parents only qualify for support and care after they’ve had 3 miscarriages in a row. This is the part that I find so heartbreaking and effected me the most. Tommy’s are trying to change this and you can also help by signing their petition: https://actions.tommys.org/a/miscarriage-petition

 

Thanks for the donations friends

Beck xx