It took me 58 years to learn to run

And the timing couldn't have been better

Two weeks ago I completed the Burnley Couch to 5k after 9 weeks of training

Two days after that was my dads funeral

Throughout this horrendous time, running kept me sane with a focus to be able to complete a Parkrun without stopping.

A month or so before this I met Ali King at an event organised by Liz Boswell - Bold Moves Coach.

During lunch Ali told me she was a Trustee at Parkinson's EQUIP Charity, the disease my dad was suffering from, and I agreed to meet the other Trustees to see if I could help to raise funds.

The Charity provides funds to enable people with Parkinsons to access activities such as sports or arts and crafts which I know from experience is vitally important. It alleviates stiffness in joints and in the earlier stages, if dad had been for a game of bowls or a walk, I could just tell before he told me - it lifted his mood and I could see the mental as well as physical effect on him.

So here goes, I like a focus and I like a target - so to get me through this time on the run up to Christmas without dad, I'm going to run a 5K everyday from today (1st December) in dads memory, and end on Christmas Day with the Burnley parkrun with my family

If you can sponsor any amount, I would be so grateful.

Let's do this

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