London Marathon 2017

REBECCA DE JAGER, 34, MAIDENHEAD

‘Between 2011 and 2014 I lost five babies through miscarriage. My fifth baby, one of twins, I had held in my hand. In between this, I was blessed with Hugo, and four months after his birth in 2012 I started running with a fantastic group of women from Maidenhead. Running supported me through the miscarriages and, fortunately, I did go on to have another baby, Louis, who’s now 21 months old. By 2017 I was ready to take on the marathon to support the work of Tommy’s, the charity that funds research into stillbirth, premature birth and miscarriage. I trained and ran the race with my best friend, Clare, and had five hearts on my top to represent the five babies I had lost. All my family turned up on the day to support us. It was one of the best days of my life.’