Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

As many of you will probably know I set myself a 'marathon before I'm 40' target early last year and have so far completed a few races towards that goal - the Freckleton and Great North Run half marathons in 2012 amongst them.  Well I now have under 6 months to reach the full marathon goal, so the pressure is on!

As a motivator I also set myself a target to raise as much money as possible for charity, and have decided to do the same again this year.  My two charities need no introduction as both do excellent work to improve the lives of others - providing support, knowledge and care.

I will be doing other things to raise money no doubt over the coming months but the Manchester Marathon is my main goal - please support me through a donation, however small and make a difference not only to me on my 26.2 miles but a whole host of others who will benefit from your generosity for a lot longer.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now.

A big Thankyou!

Claire x