Thanks for visiting my fundraising page for the Royal Parks Half Marathon on October 12. The course takes in Hyde Park, Green Park and St James' Park and passes some of London's best known landmarks so it should be a great event.

The last half marathon I ran was the Bonita (as in bananas) Wellington Half Marathon in 1988 back in New Zealand. If memory serves me correctly I completed it in just under 1 hour 40 minutes. 20 years on I'm hoping to match or better that time although my training times indicate I need to find a turn of speed from somewhere in the next 4 weeks.

I'm running for Plan International, a charity we have been supporting for the past 11 or so years by sponsoring a family in Zimbabwe. It's a good cause so please be generous.