Planner Steps Forward To Raise Money For Homelessness Charity – News from Wales

A YEAR later than planned, Katie Peters is preparing to take part in the London Marathon in aid of homelessness charity Llamau. Katie, who is the strategic and southern planning director for the Edenstone Group, was originally due to run the London Marathon in 2021, but six weeks before the race had to withdraw because of an injury. “I was diagnosed with a femoral neck stress fracture, not an injury to be messed with and certainly not one I could have run 26.2 miles on without putting myself at risk of some serious hip damage,” Katie explains. “The running stopped, I cried, I got frustrated and then I cycled, I swam and took myself to the gym. With the help of some amazing medical and sports professionals including Dave Sheldon, Mark Buckingham and Geoff Twinning I was given the all clear to run again in March and recommenced training.” Katie says she’s “eternally grateful to Llamau for their patience” and for allowing her to defer her place in the race to October 2. “I am determined to get to both the start and the finish line of the 2022 London Marathon,” Katie, 41, from Catbrook, Monmouthshire, adds. Katie’s employers will…
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