Hello friends and family. 

On the 29th May I'm putting on my running shoes and running the Edinburgh marathon. Twice as far as I've ever run. It's quite daunting and requires putting in a lot of miles between now and the big day. I'm running with Arthritis Research UK. 

More than one in six people are affected by arthritis, it is the biggest cause of pain and disability in the UK.  ARUK's long term commitment is to:

• prevent the onset of arthritis
• develop a cure for arthritis
• transform the lives of those with arthritis.

£10 could cover the costs of collecting blood from 40 patients to investigate the effectiveness of a new drug.

£20 could allow scientists to investigate genetic changes which may cause arthritis.

- See more at: http://www.arthritisresearchuk.org/donate#sthash.dFEl5h1g.dpuf

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