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Gordon Aged 82, pounds the pavements to help Disabled Children. 

Eight-two year old running enthusiast Gordon Woodlands has a unique 
Great Birmingham Run training regime - all to support disabled and 
terminally ill children. 

Gordon, from Walsall , is former milkman and postrman so is familiar 
with the streets of the town where he trains most days. His workout 
includes running up 17 flights of steps and completing multiple 1k 
laps of Palfrey park three times a week. 

Gordon - who is the oldest person taking part in the Great Birmingham 
Run and will be 83 two days after the event on Sunday 19 October- only 
took up running in 2011 after the death of his wife (Norah). He said 
"She died on March 18th two days before our 57th Anniversary and 
on October I finally picked myself up and decided to get in shape by 
joining the local Bentley Slimming World Group". 

So he pounds the pavements on a route from Walsall through Darlaston, 
Moxley, Bilston, Wolverhampton, Willenhall and Darlaston Green 14miles 
3 days a week. 

Now with 2 rails full of running medals, Gordon is completing in the 
Great Birmingham Run in aid of Cannock - based charity Newlife 
Foundation for Disabled Children. Newlife provides specialist disability 
equipment for children all round the UK - and in the West Midlands alone 
this amounts to 653 Equipment Grants totalling £965.996. 

Newlife Fundraising Manager Nora Smith said " It would be wonderfull 
if readers could give Gordon the support he deserves by going on his 
on-line sponsorship page 

www.justgiving.com/Gordon-Woodlands2

or use the Text Code RTYD80 and £5.00 to 70070

If anyone would like to join Gordon at the starting line and take part 
in the Great Birmingham Run, please contact 
www.newlifecharity.co.uk/bgbr 

He said "I'm never first in these events - but I'm never last 
either. I get into a rhythm and keep up a good pace. 
Please  pass my justgiving.com/Gordon-Woodlands2

to all your friends and contacts, help me pass my Target for the Newlife Charity  NOW

You can now Donate by  Text using the Code RTYD80

from any mobile network.