"After going through a tough time at the beginning of 2011, I decided I needed a goal to get me feeling alive again.  Not one to start small, I set my sights on the New York Marathon and am honoured to be running for the Jodi Lee Foundation.

I'm 24 years old, I work as a scientist for a pharmaceutical company and enjoy playing netball and tennis as well as hip hop dancing. I have never been a runner and will be ecstatic just to cross the finish line for such a great cause!"