Nearly 3 years ago one of my oldest friends from school sadly died from viral encephalitis. Lisa was 28 years old and left behind her little boy, Toby and her husband, James. As a result the Live Foundation was set up in her honour and to raise awareness and funds for research into Encephalitis.

I always said that I would do something to raise money following Lisa's death and the time has now come. I will be running the 'Run to the Beat' half marathon on the 25th September 2011 and would love for you to dig deep into your pockets and sponsor me.

I'm sure you will know that running is not one of my key strengths and my training is just beginning. This will be a huge challenge but really want to achieve this for Lisa, her family and myself.

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