There are only 4 weeks to go before we embark on our 13.1 mile challenge around the delightful Reading!!

I've been training in the freezing cold parks of London in the hope I might actually finish this race in under 2 hours and raise money for this wonderful charity Clic Sargent.

I really need your help to raise money and I know you get asked for sponsorship the whole time and most are for remarkable feats like scaling Everest, however if you feel able to give something however big or small I would be so grateful and every penny will be going towards such a worthwhile cause and greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance and if you fancy cheering us on the day we'd love your support.  

Anna Xx

The race starts in Green Park, 250m from the race site at Madejski Stadium. The route will be exactly the same as in 2012. Starting at GreenPark , A33 to Bennet Road , Basingstoke Road to Hartland Road, Whitley Wood Road to Shinfield Road and follow the old route to the Reading University loop. Turning right out of the university the route continues along Christchurch Road to Kendrick Road and down into the town centre via London Road, London Street and Mill Lane. A left turn takes the course over the Kennet and past The Oracle complex, then right into Minster Street and right into Kings Road as far as Abbey Square where it takes left and passes under Abbey Gate to the Forbury Gardens (half way). From Abbey Street the route loops round the old Town Hall and into Friar Street, left into West Street and right onto the Oxford Road as far as Russell Street (second climb) and then right into the Tilehurst Road. The route follows the Tilehurst Road to Lienbenrood Road and Prospect Park before turning left into Bath Road and heads back towards the town before turning right into Coley Ave and then left into Berkley Ave. Another right into Rose Kiln Lane sees the course onto the A33 dual carriageway, it then heads for over a mile towards the Madejski Stadium; just before the stadium the route takes the customary right into GreenPark but only as far as the first roundabout and then returns back towards the Stadium and the finish. Following the GreenPark loop the race makes its way up and into the stadium finishing in front of the stan