Half Marathon In Memory Of Nicola Bayley

Hi! I'm Emma, I'm 27 - some of you may know me already but I thought l'd give you a little background into why l'm here today.

I lost my mum unexpectedly and suddenly when I was 19. She was only 49, as you can imagine this tore my life apart. I have wanted nothing more than to grow into the daughter she'd be proud of. Mum was a very charitable woman who took pride in helping others so today l've decided l'd like to do the same, and try to follow in her footsteps.

Currently I am not in a healthy shape, I have a lot of weight to lose and a lot of training to do… but with the hopes of being able to raise money I'm aiming to complete my first HALF MARATHON in memory of my mum and I'm willing to put the work in.

Mental Health is something that's massively affected my family and especially myself after losing my mum. l've been to the lowest points and somehow managed to claw myself back which is why I'm wanting to set myself a challenge and complete my first ever charity run.

Please help me raise money so I can help others and hopefully protect someone's mum, daughter, sister, brother, dad, grandma, uncle and the list goes on! To hopefully raise money to donate to charitable causes that try to prevent this illness from tearing families apart.

Mental health is something that is so overlooked and it's about time we started helping to raise funds for charities that specialise in it! 

No matter whether it's £1, £10 or £100 you donate - it really could save someone's life and keep their family intact. 

If you cannot afford to donate if you could even just share this link and some words of encouragement it would really help make the difference! 

The charities I'm trying to raise money for are Samaritans, Mind and Rethink mental illness.

The money raised will be split equally between these three charities as they all play a pivotal role in helping those in need. 

The run I am completing is the Summer Extravaganza | Half Marathon (13.1miles) which is a trail run from Leeds City Centre to Liverpool Canal (Kirkstall)

Last but not least, I love you mum, I miss you dearly and this one’s for you

All money raised will be split and donated EQUALLY after completion of the run 

Thankyou all again for reading let’s go help others ❤️