Hello people of the world,

Thanks for visiting!

I've always thought running a half-marathon would be an incredible achievement- so why not raise money whilst doing it?

Every day lives are lost because of a lack of safe water. I'm the first to admit I'm a bit of a water fascist and hate people wasting water, and sadly many people don't seem to understand why. This is why.

Over 750 MILLION people in the world dont have access to safe water... That is almost a TENTH of the world's population!

I can't imagine not being able to just get up from the sofa and stroll to the kitchen for a glass of water... Can you? To have to get water from wherever you can, most likely a dirty pond, or having to walk 30km with a bucket is inconceivable to us! (That's nearly 19 miles - more than what I'm running!)

That's why WaterAid is my chosen charity.

WaterAid helps these comminities with poor infrastructure to build taps and toilets so they can give people access to safe water and better hygiene.

To give you an idea:

£15 provides tools to build the well (that's a cinema ticket and popcorn.)

£25 can train a local water sanitation committee (the same price as a meal out.)

A big thank you to all you people who have taken time out of your day to consider what giving as little as a single £1 might do to change the entire world of someone who doesn't have the privilage of a kitchen (or toilet!) in the next room.

Thanks again,

Alex

P.S. Dont forget to SMILE :)

And I'm not even that good of a good runner eeekkkk :/