“THIS WORKED FOR ME”

Motivated by grief and a desire to make a difference, journalist Lebby Eyres has raised £10,000 for charity over the past decade.

‘After my mother died of breast cancer in 2008, I struggled to cope with the loss and the twin pressures of looking after my ageing dad and young children,’ she says. ‘I decided to tackle those pressures by adding another – taking part in the 26.2-mile Moonwalk in 2010.

I trained by walking to and from work and early on Sunday mornings. I found that the time on my own helped me sort out my head and gave me a focus.’ After her father’s death in 2013, Eyres did the Moonwalk again. Since then, fundraising and running marathons has become a habit. ‘I remember seeing a woman in front of me at the London Marathon with a picture of her dad on her back,’ she says. ‘She was raising money for the Stroke Association and it said

‘If he can walk, I can run’. It makes me well up even now – that’s why we do these bonkers events.’ instagram.com/lebbyeyres