Since October 2015 I have been running for Kirkwood Hospice - my target was 5000 miles in 5 years - as of today (August 3rd 2020) I've run 4,996 miles, I have just 4 miles to go - the finishing line will be this Saturday, when I run from the famous Yorkshire landmark the Emley Moor Mast, to the iconic Huddersfield landmark, Castle Hill.

Last year, in 2019, I created and ran the Huddersfield Monopoly Marathon, got a lifetime half marathon PB at Leeds, and took part in the biggest cross country race in the world in Sweden, and also did the Yorkshire marathon for the third time. 2020 grand plans have been kind of scuppered by COVID19, but it hasn't stopped me from running the miles that are going to take me to the finish.....

Going back to the start I ran my first Yorkshire Marathon on October 11th 2015, and I've been averaging 20 miles per week ever since, all because, as an Ambassador for Kirkwood, I want to raise their profile in communities across Kirklees and beyond.

Why Kirkwood Hospice? I've witnessed first hand the amazing work the staff there do - it really is the most incredible place. You have to be a particular kind of person to work in that kind of an environment, and I know that I am not that kind of person. However, I want to do what I can to support the people who do, and what I can do is run. 

I'm hoping that I will receive sponsorship through one off donations on this site but what I would really like people to do is to be inspired to sponsor me a little bit each month throughout the challenge. For more details on how to do that you can go to the Kirkwood Hospice website.

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