After several years of running the sort of distances Paula Radcliffe would cover without even needing a loo break, I decided the time had come to do something that involved slightly more effort. So I entered the Bath Half Marathon - and managed to finish it.

So, thank you for visiting my fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor me online, then I won't need to send the boys round in the dead of night with my sponsor form.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: CLIC Sargent will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

So please sponsor me now!

Many thanks for your support and if you want to find out how I suffered for my athletic art, you can read a kind of blog thing at www.thisisbath.co.uk/halfmarathon