Ola Fagbohun of new women's travel network - Diverse Traveller (www.diversetraveller.com) attempted her first marathon, running for Bliss, the premature baby charity. “I have a miracle nephew and god-daughters born prematurely, so it’s a charity close to my heart.

“After being inspired by last year’s marathon, I applied to run for Bliss in June,” said Ola, a Nigerian resident in the UK.  With an inflamed left knee to contend with, running 26 miles was a major challenge.  “By the 10-mile mark I was resigned to power walking the rest of the way,” she said.

Ola finished with a time of 6 hours, 10 minutes and 53 seconds and raised £1,200 in sponsorship from individuals and organisations, including Interims for Development.