10 of us have come together to run the 10k from hell to raise money for Matthew's Friends (www.matthewsfriends.org), a fantastic charity that gives children with epilepsy a chance for a brighter future while providing support to their families.

Our 10k is not your average fun run, the course in the Lake District, over undulating (read stupidly hilly), will involve us running through fire and swamps, over hurdles and hay bales, and under water and barbed wire...

http://www.totalwarrior.co.uk/course.php

What we ask for in return from your wonderful self is a donation. No matter how big or small, we will be incredibly grateful and you will help Matthew's Friends continue their excellent work helping children suffering from epilepsy. (Please don't forget to gift aid your donation, it doesn't cost you a penny more but will allow Matthew's Friends to claim back an extra 28%)

So if you would like to show your support for Matthew's Friends, or your support/friendship/love for me (let's not make future xmas', birthdays and weddings awkward), or simply would like to see me suffer and embarrass myself, please make a donation.

Please take a minute to have a look at the Matthew's friends website and see the work they do. In a completely inadequate summary: 1 in 20 people in the UK will suffer from an epileptic seizure, some children suffer from multiple seizures daily - Matthew himself used to suffer 10 to 15 a day, on occasions lasting 1hr 40 mins, he is now seizure free! In 25% of cases children remain completely resistant to medication and continue to suffer seizures (which have a high association with disability, learning and behaviour problems). For these children and their families Matthew's Friends provides hope through the Ketogenic Diet, a specifically designed diet plan which can completely eliminate epileptic seizures. For more information please visit www.matthewfriends.org.

I'd like to thank you for any contribution you can make to support the work of this amazing charity and me as I train and eventually humiliate myself for your hard earned pennies....

Guy

 

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