<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; color: #73645d; line-height: 1.25; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"> <p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 9.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">In May, I will be running the&nbsp;Edinburgh Half Marathon with my very good friend, Jenny. I have decided to raise money for Mesothelioma UK in memory of Mike Jackson, Jenny's dad, who passed away in October last year.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; color: #73645d; line-height: 1.25; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">Mesothelioma UK is dedicated to offering support and advice for those affected by the disease,&nbsp;a particularly aggressive type of lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. It is a completely charitable organisation - all of their funding comes from donations.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; color: #73645d; line-height: 1.25; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">Mesothelioma UK was a huge support to Jenny's family during an obviously very difficult time, and I therefore want to do my bit for the charity by hopefully raising lots of money for them.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; color: #73645d; line-height: 1.25; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">...So that's where you lovely people come in. I'll throw myself round the course as fast as I can (Jenny's aiming for sub-2 hours, it'll be a miracle if I finish it!) and if you could please dig deep and donate any amount of money that are able, you will truly be helping a fantastic cause.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 9.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;">One final thing, wish us luck!</span></p> </p>