A MUM will realise a lifelong ambition when she participates in the London Marathon later this month.
Annette Jewers, 43, pictured, from Chelmsford, has dreamed of taking part in the marathon ever since her parents took her to watch the race when she was a child.
Now after years of waiting, Mrs Jewers will finally line up amongst the thousands of other runners to take on the famous course.
"Every year I think 'I could do that' but I have never done anything about it before," she said.
"Last year something changed in me.
" I knew I could do it, I had to do it in my lifetime and here I am."
Mrs Jewers will be running in aid of Leukaemia CARE, a charity close to her heart. "Unfortunately, our family has been touched by this terrible illness as have our close friends," she said.
"To raise some money for Leukaemia CARE feels like I am giving something back."
