Hello, and thank you for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. 

My name is Will; I am a keen 18 year old cross-country runner, who will be participating in a 10K cross-country race on May 5th, 2013 - and I have decided to make this run special, to run for my charity.

Heart disease is the cause of over a quarter of all UK deaths every year. I have experienced the effects of it already, as I was orphaned at 13 years of age; both of my parents died suddenly, when they were very young, due to heart problems. My father died of a heart attack, and my mother suffered an abdominal aortic aneurysm. I will always miss them greatly, and will be running in memory of them both.

I believe that the British Heart Foundation is a truly wonderful charity; their work is unmatched, as they continue to research into new ways in helping to prevent death by heart disease, and their goal is to - within one generation - make heart disease a minute cause of death, rather than the staggering cause it is today. Please, help me to make that difference, by generously giving to this worthy cause. 

My target time for the 10K run is under 40 minutes, so I'd better stop typing now and get training for it! 

Thank you. 

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