Hello

Welcome to my JustGiving page. I have created this page as I shall be attempting to run the Reading Half Marathon on March 20th. I say attempted to run as it is my birthday the previous week so may be still crawling!

I started running last year after going to watch the London Marathon. Seeing so many people at the 24 mile marker, including many over 60's looking fresh (!!), inspired me to buy some running shoes. I did quite a lot of running last year including one long wet 13 mile run which I managed in 2 hours. To finish the RHM in under 2 hours would be great, my mental aim is 1h 45min!

I am running on behalf of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust so if you decide to sponsor it will be going to a fantastic cause. As you may know, Cystic Fibrosis is caused by a single faulty gene that affects over 8,500 babies, children and young adults in the UK. It is one of the UK's most common life-threatening inherited diseases for which there is presently no cure. Only half these youngsters can expect to live beyond 38 years.

However, the CF Trust has invested £15 million to develop a gene therapy product, which is right now being tested in a single dose clinical trial that will go to a multi-dose clinical trial next year. This is the first time anywhere in the world CF gene therapy has been studied this way and it has real potential to prevent 90% of premature deaths currently caused by CF.

With your help and support, we can ensure this vital research is not held back.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now.

Geoff