Hello wonderful sponsors,

I just wanted to thank you so much for supporting and sponsoring me in my 10k stagger last month. I surprisingly managed to complete the course without too much pain, & didn't even get any blisters! My astounding time of completion was 1hr 19minutes 15seconds (so not quite Linford Christie or Paula Radcliffe, but I've never claimed I'm good at this running m'larky!!). I was aiming for somewhere around the 1hr 15or20 mark, so was quite pleased (& actually in reality I did better than I'd hoped for, because the official time didn't take into account the 6 minutes or so that I spent queuing for one of the 5 portaloos half way round!!).
If you want proof that I really did it, click this link & you can see the unattractive pictures of me wobbling my way round!

http://media.greatrun.org:8080/asset-bank/action/searchrunner?attribute_34=26014&attribute_36=Bupa+Great+Manchester+Run+2008

As far as fundraising goes, thanks to your help, I've managed to raise £270.00, plus about £70 in gift aid too, so a total of around £340 for The Message Trust so far. Thank you so much for your contribution to that - you're a star :-)

The Message Trust will use all money raised to work with the young people of Greater Manchester in schools, communities, youth projects and prisons to help fulfil their potential and contribute positively to their communities. To find out more about The Message go to www.message.org.uk. The Message Trust couldn't reach over 100,000 young people annually without the help of their generous supporters so thank you for contributing to this worthwhile cause and supporting me in the Great Manchester 10k Run.

Thanks again so much for all your support and encouraging words.

Zoe <><