Ok then folks, first of all thanks for stopping by!!! I shall be having a 'fun run' 8.5miles of fun to be precise on the 5th June 2011. I'm a little apprehensive of doing so, even though yes i am a personal trainer and love all things fitness related, i've never been much of a 'runner'. Happily i could and have taught upto 4hrs of spinning classes in one day, swam length after length, spent hrs in the gym working with resistance, core stabilty, circuit training and love to practice my old skills of kickboxing but running and i have never been the best of friends! That said i'm going to do it, set myself a training schedule and stick to it and all for a great cause that is close to my heart;  Cystic Fibrosis Trust.

What is Cystic Fibrosis?

• Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is one of the UK's most common life-threatening inherited diseases.

• Cystic Fibrosis affects over 8,500 people in the UK.

• Over two million people in the UK carry the faulty gene that causes Cystic Fibrosis - around 1 in 25 of the population.

• If two carriers have a child, the baby has a 1 in 4 chance of having Cystic Fibrosis.

• Cystic Fibrosis affects the internal organs, especially the lungs and digestive system, by clogging them with thick sticky mucus. This makes it hard to breathe and digest food.

• Each week, five babies are born with Cystic Fibrosis.

• Each week, two young lives are lost to Cystic Fibrosis.

• Around half of the CF population can expect to live over 38 years, although improvements in treatments mean a baby born today could expect to live even longer.

Now those of you that know me well, will probably know why i've chosen this charity. Back in 2002 a life long friend and to whom i would refer to as my brother sadly lost his battle against CF at just 24yrs of age, Jamie Mossop. Leaving behind his parents and his younger brother my bestest friend in the whole wide world Stephen.

Jamie was an inspirational person with a personality like no other, he had such a passion for life and lived his to the full. We all just wish that life could have been longer.

So heres to you Jamie and all other CF sufferers and their families across the world.

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