Two years ago I ran my first Great North Run. My goal was to run a Half Marathon before I retired from the NHS

I retired from Nursing in October 2018 and completed the GNR in September that year.

So I achieved the Half Marathon but retirement was short lived, I now work as a part time Family Support Worker at Parent and Child Together North East.

Parent and Child Together is a charitable incorporated organisation which is registered with the Charity Commission of England Wales.

Their goal is “To promote and preserve good health among parents and children living in Darlington, Tees valley and surrounding area.

They can provide supported accommodation, support and advice, training and therapeutic services to young persons/adults who are pregnant or parenting children and who are made vulnerable by homelessness, need, hardship or distress.

Accommodation is located in a beautiful rural setting which includes one bedroom Cabins for pregnant or single parent with baby, 3 bedroom cabins for larger families and a 2 bedroom With wheelchair access.

I have worked for this charity for a year now and have witnessed some heartfelt support and success in keeping families together and getting them back into the community.

In a moment of madness after swearing I would not take part in another half Marathon, I entered for the 2020 GNR and got accepted through the ballot process. Today 15th June it has been announced that this race has been cancelled due to Covid 19. I am not being deterred by this and will be doing a Half Marathon the same weekend as scheduled and all the training that goes unseen.

I would therefore like to run for the charity I work for and give something back.

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