On the 9th September I'll be doing the Great North Run to raise money for Coping with Cancer North East.

Back in January we lost my Granda after a long battle with cancer. Having seen what he went through, and the effect his illness had on my Nana and the rest of the family, I thought this would be a great charity to run on behalf of. While we had no dealings with this particular charity they're helping out people just like my Granda and Nana every day.

I appreciate a lot of people are running for various charities this weekend, but if you can chuck a couple of quid my way we'll all feel warm and fuzzy in the knowledge the money is going to a great cause.