The Challenge:  run the Newcastle 5k Park Run ten Saturdays in a row, rain or shine  

 

 The Goal:  raise money for Save the Children, a very worthy charity

The Participant:  a thirty-something yank who loves cupcakes & a Saturday morning snoozefest wayyyy too much

  

Why? Well, if the challenge of getting my cupcake-loving self up early every Saturday for ten weeks to run a grand total of 50K raises even a little money for Save the Children, and gets me slightly more physically fit in the process, then it's a winning situation all around!

 

And perhaps some of you might even decide to join me on one of these free Saturday morning 5K Park Runs?!

 

UPDATE:

Week 1: 29th January 27:44 - New Personal Best!

Week 2: 5th February 28:23 

Week 3: 12th February 27:36 - New Personal Best! Yay!

Week 4: 19th February 27:33 - New Personal Best - wooo!

Week 5: 26th February 26.53 - New Personal Best - Woop! Woop! 

Week 6: 5th March 27:47

Week 7: 12th March 27:10

Week 8: 19th March 27:02

Week 9: 26th March 27:06

Week 10: 2nd April 27:43

 

Read about each week's experience on my blog: http://www.melissaonthetyne.blogspot.com/ 

 

Save the Children works in more than 120 countries. We Save Children's lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential.  www.savethechildren.org.uk

 

Park Run: www.parkrun.com

 

 

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So please dig deep and donate if you can cuz every penny counts and no donation is too small.

Thank you for your help!