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I am taking on my biggest challenge yet, the Virgin London Marathon on 17th April 2011. I will be running 26.2 miles (along with 1000's of others) which will take me about five hours! I am pounding the streets of Yorkshire in training, it will be twice as far as I've ever run before.

I am running for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, a fantastic charity my parents have been involved with for several years. Mum and Dad help by "socialising" puppies and young dogs before they go for full training. The recipients not only get companionship but a dog who is trained to alert them to everyday noises like the doorbell or alarm clock, and even emergency alarms. It costs a lot to train every dog (who are often rescue dogs or otherwise without a home) so every penny will help.

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