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I took up running as a slow but steady recreational runner in 2006 to 'get fit and lose a bit of weight', going on to complete 3 London Marathons (2007, 2009 & 2011).  Since then I have stuck to more recreational running and shorter distance events, but it doesn't get any easier, especially as I get older.  To keep running you need to 'keep on running' so last year I decided I needed another target and set myself the challenge of completing one Half Marathon event each calendar month for a year from March 2014 to February 2015.  It is now early January 2015 - 10 completed and 2 to go! 

Although the challenge is personal, I would like to raise something for the children's charity WellChild along the way.  I have supported WellChild since my first London Marathon in 2007 in thanks for the expert medical treatment received by my daughter, Helen, for Chronic ITP (a blood disorder) when she was a child.  (I am delighted to say she is now a very fit and healthy 21 year old and has run two London Marathons herself for WellChild in 2011 and 2013).   WellChild are a small but amazing charity supporting children whatever their illness, through research, helplines and specially trained WellChild Nurses.  These wonderful nurses support the child and their family, enabling children to be at home instead of spending long periods in hospital.  

Friends and family have been very kind in the past and as a 'thank you' I would like to offer an incentive for your support for me and WellChild.  I am offering a prize to the person who can correctly guess (or is closest to) my total event running time for 12 Half Marathons + one 10K event (I added the inaugural Worcester City 10K to my events list as it was local and a lovely course).  The size of the prize will depend on the amount I raise through entries and location of the winner!  Send me your guess as total hrs:mins:secs together with a donation - any amount appreciated - and I will add you to my competition entries.  Please be sure to give me your contact details.  A clue - I am not very fast!  My best Half Marathon time is just over 2hrs 15 mins.  Obviously sponsorship donations without a guess are also very welcome! 

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