I, as many people who read this have lost good friends and family to the dreadful disease called Cancer. I also have many friends who are currently battling this disease who without the support of organisations like MacMillan would be totally lost and feeling alone in their battle. I am running this race to support their plight and I ask that you support me in my endeavours by donating as much or as little as you can afford. Please remember that if everyone who reads this donates a couple of pounds then I will easily achieve my target and the people who rely on the support of this excellent organisation will be the ultimate beneficiaries. 

The Great North Run is one of the countries most famous runs and is a very challenging half marathon. Training, preparing and completing this course in my target time of under 2 hours is one of the most difficult challenges I have undertaken. I have run over 400 miles during my training and I hope that you will reflect on my efforts will this will be reflected by your generosity.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now and thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.