<p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">I know many of you never in your wildest dreams thought you would see the day I would challenge myself to do a 13.1 mile run, I would struggle to run to the pub for a nice chilled pint of Peroni less than 12 months ago, but I thought why not ?!?<span>&nbsp;</span>Nothing is impossible!!!!</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Of course I am beginning to realise what I am letting myself in for as I have been doing some training over the last few months which has been a complete shock to the system and I have lost weight, toned up and I am loving the results!!</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><br /></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;">My chosen charity is Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity, the official charity of the Queen Elizabeth &amp; Selly Oak hospitals in </span></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;">Birmingham</span></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;">, including the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine where </span></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;">UK</span></span><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;"> military patients are treated from around the world. The charity provides extra equipment, research and facilities that are over and above that provided by the NHS.&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial; color: #1c1c1c;"><br /></span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving and it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Wish me luck !!!!!</p>