Samantha's campaign for Multiple Sclerosis Society
Hi I’m Sammy and I’m raising money for Multiple Sclerosis Society by running the Brighton Marathon on the 12th of September 2021!
Multiple Sclerosis, otherwise known as MS, is a disease that causes damage to your central nervous system including the brain and spinal cord.
It is estimated over 100,000 people in the UK have MS, and each year 5,000 people are newly diagnosed. This means 1 in every 600 people in the UK has MS.
MS has many different symptoms:
· Invisible Symptoms: Fatigue, Pain, Bladder and Bowel problems;
· Visible Symptoms: Loss of Balance/dizziness, Stiffness/Spasms, Tremor and Speech Problems;
· Plus problems with Memory, Thinking, and Mental Health/Emotions.
At the moment there is no cure for MS, so any money that I can raise would be a great help for the condition!
Running History!
Before 2019 I had only run for the bus, and even that was on a rare occasion. My mum started the Couch to 5K and encouraged me to join, in March 2019 I did. In April I saw on social media that many people run the Marathon, and while at the time I could only run down the street, I signed myself up! I finished the Couch to 5K on the 26th of May. I then started a half marathon training program, during that I ran my first 10k on the 9th of August. I completed that training program in October. At the end of December I started the full marathon (26.2 Miles) training program, which leads me to now. Every week I aim to do one 5k, two interval runs, and a long run. I am also cross training by swimming as well. Due to the pandemic I have had to restart and adjust my training many times. But I am hoping (fingers crossed) that I can finally make it to the finish line.
Below is some of my previous races:
· 20th July 2019 Olympic Park 5K 30:18
· 13th October 2019 Wimbledon Common Half Marathon 02:26:17
· 19th January 2020 Crystal Palace Half Marathon 02:22:50
Thank you for reading! Any donation big or small would mean a lot to spur me on to running 26.2 Miles.
Multiple Sclerosis, otherwise known as MS, is a disease that causes damage to your central nervous system including the brain and spinal cord.
It is estimated over 100,000 people in the UK have MS, and each year 5,000 people are newly diagnosed. This means 1 in every 600 people in the UK has MS.
MS has many different symptoms:
· Invisible Symptoms: Fatigue, Pain, Bladder and Bowel problems;
· Visible Symptoms: Loss of Balance/dizziness, Stiffness/Spasms, Tremor and Speech Problems;
· Plus problems with Memory, Thinking, and Mental Health/Emotions.
At the moment there is no cure for MS, so any money that I can raise would be a great help for the condition!
Running History!
Before 2019 I had only run for the bus, and even that was on a rare occasion. My mum started the Couch to 5K and encouraged me to join, in March 2019 I did. In April I saw on social media that many people run the Marathon, and while at the time I could only run down the street, I signed myself up! I finished the Couch to 5K on the 26th of May. I then started a half marathon training program, during that I ran my first 10k on the 9th of August. I completed that training program in October. At the end of December I started the full marathon (26.2 Miles) training program, which leads me to now. Every week I aim to do one 5k, two interval runs, and a long run. I am also cross training by swimming as well. Due to the pandemic I have had to restart and adjust my training many times. But I am hoping (fingers crossed) that I can finally make it to the finish line.
Below is some of my previous races:
· 20th July 2019 Olympic Park 5K 30:18
· 13th October 2019 Wimbledon Common Half Marathon 02:26:17
· 19th January 2020 Crystal Palace Half Marathon 02:22:50
Thank you for reading! Any donation big or small would mean a lot to spur me on to running 26.2 Miles.
Organizer
Samantha Lyons
Organizer
Multiple Sclerosis Society
Beneficiary