A Run A Day in October

Nick (my partner) and I have decided to run every day in October for a personal challenge. We totalled up that if we ran 3km every day in the first week, 4km the next week, 5km the next, 6km the next then 7km + 7km and finally 10km, we should match a 150km target for the month. (We think!) Both of us find the idea of running every day quite hard, even though we run, so this will be tough towards the end of the month when the nights get longer!

I then thought that rather than it just be personal, we put our challenge to good use, and raise some money for charity. Our kilometres will be available to see on our Strava accounts, so you can check we're doing them!

Strava - to check we're doing the KM!

Weston Park Cancer Charity is special to Nick as someone close to him and his sister has accessed their after care having been through cancer treatment, and we would love to send some money over. Weston Park

I have chosen Papyrus , which is Prevention of Young Suicide. Recently one of my ex drama pupils in Doncaster took her own life at 18, and as much as it affected me, it will have created a hole in her family's and friends' life. I think it's so important to become active and take care of each other, and around 200 schoolchildren are lost to suicide every year... It breaks my heart.

We aren't expecting a lot at all, and we know that many people do many things for charity so it can become quite frustrating with so many. Even a pound would help. If we go over our target of £150, we will also send some money to a special Cat Charity in South Yorkshire. Thanks so much :)