<li id="modelStory"> <p>Hello! Thanks for visiting my page.</p> </li> <li> <p>&nbsp;</p> </li> <li> <p>In 2011 I am running the Great North Run on 18th September and I have already completed the Great North&nbsp;10K on 17th July in a time of 50mins 3secs (three minutes faster than my previous best in a 10K, at Scone&nbsp;Palace in 2009,&nbsp;and a full eight minutes faster than my first ever 10K in the Great Edinburgh Run in 2007).</p> </li> <li> <p>&nbsp;</p> </li> <li> <p>I have two reasons for running these races in 2011.&nbsp;I want to&nbsp;get fit and lose weight before my wedding to the lovely Kirsten in October 2011 and&nbsp;to raise money for the important research done by the British Heart Foundation.</p> </li> <li> <p>&nbsp;</p> </li> <li> <p>Great North Run 2011 will be my third attempt at the event, and this time I am aiming to finish in under two hours after narrowly missing out in 2007 when I finished with a time of 2 hours 5 minutes.</p> </li> <li> <p>&nbsp;</p> </li> <li> <p>As ever, I am also raising money for the MS Society. If you would prefer to donate to&nbsp;that charity, please visit: <a id="cphMain_cphJGSiteContent__accountContent__yourPageHeader__pageUrl" href="http://www.justgiving.com/IainKeenanGNR11">http://www.justgiving.com/IainKeenanGNR11</a></p> </li>