I volunteer with the charity FareShare NE in the warehouse, and out on the vans delivering food to our communities. I also enjoy (most of the time!) running. I decided to apply for the Great North Run in the ballot, and was surprised to get a place. It will be the longest run I'll have done for a good few years, so it will be a challenge.

To make me run and train, even when I don't feel like it, I decided to raise much needed funds for this small North East charity to get Good Food to Good Causes. It will hopefully give me that push to get out there, run and train, and help me to keep going on the day.

Last year FareShare rescued 1,630 tonnes of good to eat surplus food, enough for 3.9 million meals, reaching 30,000 people each week.

Please support me if you can, whether by sponsorship or moral support. It means a lot to me, and will mean a lot to FareShare NE and the communities we support

YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED.