I have decided that with a little over two weeks to prepare and at the ripe old age of 34 it is time I ran my first half marathon. I will be running the Sheffield half marathon on the 8th April 2018. I have chosen to support a couple of charities to ensure some pleasure may come from my pain! Woolley Wood School & Guide Dogs for the blind are my chosen charities.

Woolley Wood is a small primary special school for children with severe and complex learning difficulties and disabilities. Every little bit will help provide something extra for these children.

Almost two million people in the UK are living with sight loss that has a significant impact on their daily lives. Of those, around 180,000 rarely leave their homes alone and lead lonely, isolated lives. Guide Dogs works for a world where people with sight loss are never left out of life, for a world where being blind or partially sighted is not what defines you. A world with enough support to make the challenges of sight loss no barrier to fulfilling hopes and dreams.

The money raised will be split evenly between these two charities.