I've never been much of a runner, but after a few months stomping over the dirt tracks of West Bromwich and Aberystwyth i thought i could raise some money for a good cause with this new hobby of mine. So I've set myself the challenge of running the 'On Your Marks For Little Hearts' 10k on Sunday 11th October for the charity Little Hearts Matter.

Then i began to think i could take this a little further, so i've decided to set myself the challenge of running 1000k over the next 12 months to raise my goal of £1000. I'm starting Sunday the 11th October and i have until this time next year to reach my goal, which breaks down to an average of 19.23k per week, or 2.73k per day.

During this year I'll measure all the running i do, both training and organised runs, tracking my progress in this blog with images taken whilst i run and maps from mapmyrun.com

That's the challenge. So please help me raise money for Little Hearts Matter. Follow the link to Just Giving where you can donate whatever amount you can afford to help me reach my goal.

http://www.justgiving.com/russ-basford

Thanks!

RB
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Every penny raised for Little Hearts Matter goes directly to support the children, their Mums and Dads as well as their wider family to cope with the condition and most importantly to help the children live as active a life as possible.

Your efforts will help offset the cost of...

    * the LHM support and advice service.
    * the LHM Volunteer Parent Support line.
    * bringing families together, ending their feelings of isolation.
    * funding education events where families learn from medical experts.
    * supporting our bereavement support services.
    * raising the profile of our children and their conditions.
    * funding children’s activity weekends.
    * helping us contribute towards the field of research, vital to these children and many others.