<p>Hello! Thanks for visiting my page.</p> <p>In 2011 I am running the Great North Run on 18th September and Gateshead 10K on 17th July.</p> <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> <p>I have two reasons for running these races:</p> <p>1. To get fit and lose weight before my wedding to the lovely Kirsten in October 2011</p> <p>2. To raise money to help people like my sister Liz who have the debilitating autoimmune disease of Multiple Sclerosis.</p> <p>I am again raising money for MS Society, and I would like to reach my total so that I can surpass the &pound;2,500 mark raised for the charity since I started doing this 5 years ago.</p> <p>This year, I am also raising money for the British Heart Foundation. If you would prefer to donate to&nbsp;that charity, please visit: <a id="cphMain_cphJGSiteContent__accountContent__yourPageHeader__pageUrl" href="http://www.justgiving.com/IainKeenanBHF11">http://www.justgiving.com/IainKeenanBHF11</a></p>