<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;;">I always believed that&nbsp;I would run a marathon one day, but never really did anything to make it happen.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;;">So how did&nbsp;it happen you may ask? Well to cut a long story short, I was out one evening and tried to set up a friend with a friend of a friend, as you do, by challenging them to a 'run off' at the London marathon. I was on a roll and had them making all sorts of bets and forfeits with each other. But several red bulls later I was feeling invincible and somehow managed to get tangled into this little wager. So I called my friend that helps run a charity (one cause) as I knew he would get some charity places for the London marathon. We went through the charity ballot and were fortunate to get places. And that is how the story goes.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;;">The moral of the story is don&rsquo;t drink more than 5 red bulls in one evening and don't try and set up your friends....it always backfires!</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;;">BUT now I am excited about the biggest physical challenge I have ever undertaken. I am out running and loving it! There are good days and bad days, but all have some element of pain and pleasure. I am sure you will all appreciate running in the winter is not for the faint hearted, but I am out there to make it happen. My friends at work say that I look like a super hero with all the running gear I wear. But I can&rsquo;t print the name they gave me :-) suffice to say the expression 'all gear no idea' has been thrown around.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;;">So far I have run a half marathon distance and the prospect of turning around and doing it again is a scary one. But I will do it and am looking to you to&nbsp;sponsor me for this great little charity called one cause (<a href="http://www.onecauseuk.org">www.onecauseuk.org</a>). I have known one of the founder members personally for a number of years and have seen the brilliant things they have done with the money. Please visit their web site for more information. I will keep you posted on my training progress and hope you will give generously.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;;">Ready.....get set......go!!!</span></strong></span></p>