I've enjoyed running on my own for about three years, now. I wanted to try an actual race and I thought I'd run faster if I were doing it for a cause I believe in. (I'm also going to stick Deep Purple's Highway Star on my headphones near the end of the race.)

The Wallich runs a temporary shelter in Pontcanna for homeless people in Cardiff. They provide rough sleepers across Wales with a roof and food and give the advice, support, and training necessary to help vulnerable people out of homelessness or to avoid it in the first place.

If you want to follow my progress leading up to the race, you can follow me on Twitter @ADewiM or on Runkeeper: runkeeper.com/user/ADewiM

Here's a link (actually, JustGiving doesn't support links, so you'll have to copy and paste the URL to your address bar) to the music I've mixed into a continuous 170bpm mashup. I'll be using it for motivation and to keep my cadence steady. bit.ly/170beatspm

Track list
Shit Luck -- Modest Mouse
Chop Suey -- The Ramones
California Sun -- The Dictators
Cherry Bomb -- Bratmobile
Honestly Do Yr Worst -- Joanna Gruesome
Travelin Band -- Creedence Clearwater Revival
Kick in the Head -- New Riders of the Purple Sage
You've Got Time -- Regina Spektor
Lost Boys -- Zombina and the Skeletones
Tears of a Clown -- The Beat
Out the Window -- Yo La Tengo
You Know You're Right -- Nirvana
From Maggots to Flies -- Kill Kenada
Ca Plane Pour Moi -- Sonic Youth
In the Time of Job When Mammon Was a Yippie -- 3 Inches of Blood
Damage Case -- Motörhead
Runnin' Down a Dream -- Tom Petty
Highway Star -- Deep Purple

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