In January 2020 I signed up for the Manchester 10k, having never run further than a few metres in my life. I diligently started on the couch to 5k programme and I can only say it's a good job it was cancelled as I was nowhere near ready to run 10k in May 2020! Fast forward to 2021 and the 10k is happening on September 26th and for some reason I thought it was a good idea to sign up for the Manchester half marathon that takes place two weeks later on 10th October. It's safe to say I am not a natural runner so I really need your sponsorship to keep me going over these final few weeks of training. 

I am raising money for Kidscan who are a fantastic local charity, and are also one of the only dedicated children's cancer charities in the UK. Kidscan Children’s Cancer Research is a Salford-based charity that funds and manages research into new and improved treatments for children with cancer. Cancer is the leading cause of death in children in the UK. 25% of children diagnosed won’t make it to their 30th birthday. Many of the children who do survive, suffer life-long, life-limiting side effects caused by the treatments used to cure them.

It is a cause incredibly close to my heart, having watched my close friend's daughter Gracie battle with a very rare and very aggressive brain tumour called AT/RT for over half of her life. During this time she endured operations, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and multiple other procedures - tragically she passed away on16th March 2017, aged just 5. 

Gracie was the most amazing little girl, she touched the lives of everyone she met with her enthusiasm, conversations, love of animals, crazy games and just general zest for life. Amazingly she was also an ambassador for Kidscan, you can watch a video she made here.

https://youtu.be/q2t8rgCEz5g

Its a fantastic cause and your sponsorship will keep me going when I feel like calling an uber on an early morning run, or opening the wine after a full day of child wrangling instead of putting on my trainers and hitting the road. Please help me, I'm going to need it!! 

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