HELLO EVERYONE.
This Saturday - 19th March - I'll be running a 10-lap 6.4km fun run around the outside of Arsenal's Emirates Stadium in aid of Centrepoint, the London youth homelessness charity.
Why? I just love charitable acts and unwarranted physical exertion. The running on the day will be simple. (So, donate and it's a guaranteed return on your stake, betting shop fans). And, yes, I've been in "training", so don't worry that it'll be like Jade Goody iin the London Marathon. I've been running around Hackney since September (I must be tired) and I've gone from three minutes of huffing and puffing on my first go to 50 minute runs without even taking a break.
On this form, I'll surely fall down and snap an ankle. INSERT "HILARIOUS" ROBIN VAN PERSIE JOKE HERE.
Don't think about it - pledge it. Maybe £1 per lap, if you can afford it? Or £1 per kilometre, of which there are 6.4? A piffling amount like £6.40 isn't even going to buy you a Wenger Burger and a bucket of caviar at half time.
Besides, Centrepoint is Arsenal's charity of the season and they need £500,000 to refurbish their centre in Soho that gives support, education and employment training to kids and young adults who didn't get the breaks people like me got.
If you're going to pledge, this is the time to do it - this week only.
As a special bonus, you can get actual photographic proof of me crossing the finishing line wearing sweaty running gear and looking worn out and flustered. A must for anyone's home. Keep it in the attic so the mice can have a laugh.
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So please dig deep and donate now.