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I always enjoyed running as a kid, sparked off by when at the age of eight I 'ran the world' (remember that tune?) as part of the 10k Live Aid fun run. Every April I'd enviously watch the London Marathon on TV, thinking what an amazing experience it must be to participate.

Adult life took over - 16 years in a sedentary job, and as I emerged from the 'baby years' of parenthood, last summer I decided to try my local 5k parkrun on Southampton Common. The buzz of running as part of a large group awoke my enthusiasm for the sport, I became a regular, and it wasn't long before I felt inspired to increase my distance. 

I've now run three half marathons, and as I enter my 40th year on this planet, what better way to mark the occasion than to finally take on 'the big one'?

I'm running for Oxfam, which has always been my charity of choice, but they've set the daunting task of raising £2,000, so I really need your help. Please give what you can to support me, and to help Oxfam in the fight to end poverty.  

Thank you!

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