Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. I'm running in this year's Bristol 2011 half marathon - raising money for Parkinsons UK (formerly the Parkinson's Disease Society).

Parkinson's is a progressive neurologicial condition. One person in every 500 has Parkinson's. That's about 120,000 people in the UK.

Most people who get Parkinson's are aged 50 or over but younger people can get it too. One in 20 is under the age of 40.

People with Parkinson's don't have enough of a chemical called dopamine because some nerve cells in their brain have died.

Without dopamine people can find that their movements become slower so it takes longer to do things.

The loss of nerve cells in the brain causes symptons of Parkinson's to appear.

Parkinson's doesn't directly cause people to die, but symptoms do get worse over time.

There's currently no cure for Parkinson's and it isn't know why people get the condition.

Parkinson's UK offers education and training and develops resources for health and social care professionals to help improve services for people affected by Parkinson's.

I do hope you fel able to support this cause.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now.