Jenna Lakaniemi has secured a coveted spot for the London Marathon 2025 and will be fundraising for the Association. Jenna aims to raise £1500 and become a Mile Maker whilst taking on the challenge of running 26.2 miles! We will be getting behind her every step of the way!
Find out more about Jenna and her ultimate challenge.
I’m originally from Finland but I have been living in England for the past 7½ years, and just over 3 years in Devon.
I absolutely fell in love with hiking after moving to England and living down on the SW Coast is an absolute dream for this exact reason!
I was reading through the SWCPA website and the positive effects the SWCP has on both people’s physical and mental health. As a haematology research nurse, the potential savings for the NHS really resonate with me.
I feel like the SWCPA combines both a very personal love for the outdoors and maintaining this amazing coast, whilst also having a very strong link to the job I do on a daily basis, supporting people through their cancer journeys and promoting good overall health of my patients.
My plan is to keep hiking whilst training for the London Marathon and I’m also planning to start my personal challenge to officially hike the whole of the SWCP, though I’m probably not going to be able to finish it before the marathon!
Jenna has never run in a competitive race before and signed up for two races in the autumn to start her preparation for London. Her first ever race was to be the 10k in Torbay on Sunday 29th September, but unfortunately this was cancelled due to the weather. But Jenna still got out and ran it! The second race is her first half marathon in Cardiff on the 9th November. We will be keeping everything crossed that it will go ahead!
Jenna will be keeping us up to date with her progress, but you can also follow her journey on Instagram @fromswcptolondonmarathon2025
If you’d like to support Jenna in her fundraising quest go to: https://www.justgiving.com/page/fromswcptolondonmarathon2025
The South West Coast Path 