<p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;">Mission accomplished!</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;">On Sunday 16th October Mom, Dad, Jayne and Helen (and Phil's friend Arron) completed the Cardiff half marathon. A beautiful course and a beautiful day, the perfect end to an amazing year of running.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;">Thank you to everyone who has ran with us, donated money and supported us through training and on race days - we couldn't have done it without each and every one of you. &nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;">So all we need now is a new challenge!&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">2011 was the year Phil should have turned 30.&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Instead it will be the year the Brayley's go running... and hopefully raise some money for a good cause in his memory.&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Who?</span></em></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></em></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Janet will be entering three 10k races and Helen and Jayne will be entering three half marathon races. Nan will also be making race day&nbsp;appearances&nbsp;as the resident cheerleader, worth a donation in itself, and once Alan can be convinced it was his idea he will probably be joining in the runs as well! So, if you fancy dusting off your running shoes then please join us, the more the merrier!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Where and When?</span></em></strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></em></strong><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The first of the 10k races was run by Janet in&nbsp;<a href="http://www.runstratford.co.uk/index.php?id=106"><span style="color: blue;">Leicester</span></a>&nbsp;on 3rd April with a time of 1 hr 9 mins! She will do one more over the summer and has now been persuaded to upgrade her last 10k to a half marathon and will be running in Cardiff in October. Helen and Jayne will be entering the following half marathons:&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><br></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Bath (Helen's uni)- 6th March - time of 2hrs 18 mins</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Sheffield (Jayne's uni) - 8th May - time of 2hrs 7 mins</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Cardiff (Phil's uni) - 17th October - time of 2hrs 39 mins for Helen and Mom and 2hrs 42 mins for Jayne and Dad</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Why?</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Children of the Andes is an amazing charity that supports childrens projects in Columbia. You can find out more about them at:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.childrenoftheandes.org/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.childrenoftheandes.org/</span></a>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Thank You's</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Arial&amp;amp;quot;,&amp;amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">A massive thank you to everyone who came to support us at the Bath half on the 6th, it made the whole thing so enjoyable to share it with so many friends and family. Also, a massive congratulations to everyone who ran with us, especially Jen Jermy who has been fundraising with us, such a great achievement for all of us.&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>