‘I’m proof that anyone can run’, says writer Alex Heminsley

By The Newsroom

Published 16th Jan 2019, 13:07 BST

Updated 7th Feb 2019, 17:18 BST

Alex Heminsley at the 2011 London Marathon

Alex Heminsley, bestselling author and journalist, is calling on people to lace up their trainers and support St Catherine’s Hospice by running for them in the London Marathon.

Here, she shares why running for a worthy cause like one of her local hospices, St Catherine’s, can benefit you when the marathon gets tough.

“It was 2007 when I decided to challenge myself to start running. I’d never been for a proper run before and I could barely make it to the end of the road at first.