UPDATE: 14/09/11 Having strained the medial ligaments in my knee my doctor has advised me to not run on it or do any weight-bearing exercise for at least 6 weeks. With the half marathon being in just over 3 weeks, this is not good news. I am gutted and want to thank those of you who already donated money to Bowel Cancer UK, and apologise to you for not being able to go through with my commitment. Your money will still make a difference to the charity and I am really grateful for your donation.

Julie xx

(I never ever thought I would run a half marathon (to be fair I haven't done it yet!) as I'm not a natural runner,and I am going to have to train hard in order to get round 13.1 miles in a decent time.

But life is about challenging yourself and pushing yourself to do things that you can be proud of. And if I can do it and raise money for a charity that is important to me then even better :)

So please donate if you can)