Helloooooo....

Not long now before I embark on this half marathon. If there’s anything you guys know about me it’s probably that I have a soft spot for gin, food and dancing. You also may know that, despite enjoying exercise, I HATE running. However, Sunday is for a great cause and i’m hoping with the crowds and beautiful sites I won’t even realise the 13.1 miles... 21 kilometres... 69,168 feet go by... 

Thank you for all your support with my triathlon. I cannot believe how much you guys helped me raise! With this half I thought it I would try something different and set a limit on the amount that you guys can donate. 

Question, do some of you feel guilty for not being able to donate as much as you want to? Don’t worry I get that too! Hence why I thought  if everyone donates £5 and I have 87 supporters like last time that’s £435 before any gift aid! Of course, if you want to donate more I won’t stop you!

Invest in ME Research is an independent UK charity finding, funding and facilitating a strategy of biomedical research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME or ME/CFS).The charity is run by volunteers - patients or parents of children with ME - with no paid staff.Overheads are kept to a minimum and all funds raised to go to promoting education of, and funding for biomedical research into, ME.Our efforts are focused on setting up a UK Centre of Excellence for ME which will provide proper examinations, diagnosis and in time treatment(s)/cure(s).

M.E. affects an estimated 250,000 people in the UK, and around 17 million people worldwide. What is M.E? Myalgic Encephalomyelitis is a long-term (chronic), fluctuating, neurological condition that causes symptoms affecting many body systems, more commonly the nervous and immune systems. People with M.E. experience debilitating pain, fatigue and a range of other symptoms associated with post-exertional malaise, the body’s inability to recover after expending even small amounts of energy. One of those precious humans is my best friend of 25 years. A once, very active woman who now spends most of her days in a chair, bed or wheelchair. A reader, dog walker, runner, swimmer, weight lifter, shape-thrower (!) who’s bound by her bodys inability to produce energy. I hope that together we can raise awareness to encourage more funding and research for this illness!