I can't believe how excited I am! I've got a place to run in the 2023 London Marathon in April.

For most of my life, doing something like this would have never entered my mind. Sometimes I still see myself as overweight and hampered by my asthma and not capable of exercising.

But over the last 16 years I have gradually moved more and got outside in the fresh air and slowly and surely reaped the benefits of this.

I just wanted to say that anything really is possible. Start slowly, do exercise that you enjoy, and your mental and physical health will really thank you for it.

I've got a lot of training to do over the winter before the run. I know sometimes I will not feel like doing it- but I will keep pushing on and keep reminding myself how far I've come and what a once in a lifetime opportunity this is.