Katie's London Marathon 2026

This year I will be running the London Marathon on April 26th. I have decided to take the opportunity to raise money and awareness for the charity, End Violence Against Women (EVAW). No girl or woman deserves to live in fear or suffer from abuse that is all too often ignored or simply accepted. Having become a mother to my two wonderful daughters, I feel this cause even more strongly, as every girl and woman deserves to live a life free from fear and harassment.

Too many women’s lives are shaped by abuse that should never happen. EVAW fights to change the systems and attitudes that allow this violence to continue, fighting for better laws and policies, and pushing for real, lasting change — and I want to do my part to help.

Whilst running those last few miles (that I know are going to hurt!) being able to draw on the knowledge that by finishing those 26.2 miles we will help to create a safer future for my children, my nieces, my family and friends and for every girl and woman will push me further and get me across that finish line!

It might be tough, but it’s nothing compared to the strength shown by those who speak out and rebuild their lives. Every donation, big or small, supports the fight for a safer future for all women and girls.

Thank you for standing with me.

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The End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) is a leading UK-wide coalition of more than 160 women’s support services, researchers, activists, victim/survivors and NGOs working to end violence against women and girls in all its forms. Our vision is of a society where women and girls can live their lives free from violence and the threat of violence.

Gender based violence is not inevitable and good public policy and practice can and should address it. But it has to be a priority. In 2005 women’s groups set up our Coalition to try and address the ongoing marginalisation of forms of abuse beyond domestic violence, and the persistent failure to try and prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the first place. We work to build a united movement to collectively disrupt oppressive structures and purposefully influence the political, economic, social and cultural changes necessary to end and prevent violence against women and girls.