"Hi! When I signed up for this I could only run for 3 minutes before juddering to a halt, wheezing and gasping. 10k felt just plain impossible. But now I am up to 30 minutes so maybe I might just do it! Then I heard that Liz had signed up too - brilliant, we'll keep reminding each other that its coming...

The official bit follows, but the thanks are genuine. I work for the Friends and Liz is a Trustee, so we have got first-hand experience of how the Friends' volunteers and funding grants make a real difference to local people's time in hospital. They are one of York's hidden gems!"

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