Dear You,

I did it then. As promised, 13.1 miles without stopping. Ouch basically, sorry knees, but this page makes every moment of the 2:06:18 well worth it. Look what's happened! We've passed £700! I'm so thrilled by the support for me and response to what AVI is doing in India.

On Sunday, October 7th, I ran the Royal Parks half marathon for the third time, for Action Village India - a UK-based charity that supports six carefully-selected social projects in India.

If you could touch the common thread through AVI's chosen projects, it would be strong, white and spun by Gandhi - it's all about achieving social change through non-violence and self-organisation.

One of AVI's longest standing partners, Ekta Parishad is making history as you read, leading 50,000+ rural Indians in a month-long, 350km march from Gwalior to Delhi.

The march, which started on Tuesday, October 2, UN International Day of Non-Violence (Gandhi's birthday), was almost called off by Ekta's leader, P.V. Rajagopal, following promises made by India's PM, Manmohan Singh a week before its scheduled start.

In a private meeting between the two, Singh agreed to implement Ekta's demands and asked that the march be cancelled. Rajagopal in turn asked the PM to address those who had come to Gwalior to march and announce to them his fresh decisions over land reform.

On the morning of 2nd, as Rajagopal and his supporters had feared, Singh went back on his words. But Rajagopal kept his, and the march goes on - heading for Delhi and back to the Prime Minister to restate its demands. More on this: http://vimeo.com/50375583

The work Ekta is doing and AVI is supporting will affect the lives of many around the world, forced from farmable land to city slums. On Sunday, I ran (with a sari drape over my shoulder) in solidarity with those tens of thousands marching in India - I'd still love your support.

See more on what AVI does at www.actionvillageindia.org.

Thank you, with every pace,

Liz x