<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial Narrow&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #0070c0; font-size: 12pt;">I am running the Brighton Marathon on 15 April 2012 to raise money for the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.sussexbeacon.org.uk/womensservices.html">Women&rsquo;s &amp; Families Services</a></span>&nbsp;at the Sussex Beacon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial Narrow&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #0070c0; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial Narrow&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #0070c0; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial Narrow&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #0070c0; font-size: 12pt;">I, just like many other people, have been affected by HIV &amp; AIDS in one way or another and&nbsp;that is what motivates me on each run, to raise awareness and to give back in a small way for the positive work that the Women's and Families Services does within our community.&nbsp;50% of world population living with HIV are women.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial Narrow&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #0070c0; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial Narrow&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #0070c0; font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial Narrow&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #0070c0; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial Narrow&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #0070c0; font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</span>This is a great personal challenge for me as </span>I don&rsquo;t like running (never have and never will) and each training day is a struggle. But, I am passionate about this cause, so it gets me up and out on those rainy days.&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial Narrow&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #0070c0; font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial Narrow&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #0070c0; font-size: 12pt;">I would really appreciate your support, large or small - and it would be great to see you on the day cheering me on. </span><span style="font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial Narrow&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; color: #0070c0; font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>