<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>Wow...what an experience, I did it, all be it taking longer than planned! &nbsp;After gaining an injury at 12 miles, my final finish time was 6 hrs 55 mins, compared to my target of less than 5 hours...but I finished in 33,968 place (out of 37,000)...so it was worth the 14 miles of walking/jogging with a clicking and painful hip!!</p> <p>I am still a long way from my fundraising target for Women's Aid, so I will be still collecting sponsors for a while, so please make a donation if you would like to.</p> <p>The reason I was running for Women's Aid was because in&nbsp;2006 Emma (then 2), Tyler (then 1) and I were placed in one of their refuges for women and their children who are fleeing domestic violence/abuse. &nbsp;</p> <p>We were lucky, we not only had a safe place to stay, the support we received from Women's Aid was second to none. &nbsp;We were back on our feet in no time. &nbsp;Without Women's Aid we couldn't have done it. &nbsp;</p> <p>That's why Women's Aid are so close to my heart...and always will be. &nbsp;In my eyes they are life savers.</p> <p>For official figures on the number of women abused in this country, or for useful numbers/information, check out their website www.womensaid.org.uk. &nbsp;You will be astonded at the sheer volume of women who are abused in our country every day!&nbsp;</p> <p>Women's Aid helped us escape abuse and now I want to raise as much as I can to help Women's Aid help many many more suffers.</p> <p>Anything you can donate, no matter how small, would be very much appreciated.</p> <p>Thank you, Jo xxx</p>