Hello, and thank you for taking the time to visit my page. I've never run a marathon and can be a bit injury prone in my advancing years, but if I get to the start line I guarantee I'll get to the finish line too - and there aren't many things that will stop me getting to the start line! (famous last words ha!)

I'm raising money for WWF because I've always cared deeply about the natural world and I think it and all the wee beasties within it need as much help as we can muster these days. Both my children are WWF members, donating monthly to save the tigers and snow leopards, but I know it's not just the cute furry animals that are struggling. So this is my bit .

Whatever pain I go through (the notorious 18-mile wall? Pah!) will be worth it if your generous donations go just a little way to preserving our exquisitely varied but vulnerable world.

Thanks!

PS:  I just kept on running...  .