Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

For those that know me well, I admit I am a pretty 'keep myself to myself' sort of person, 2014 was a pretty tough year.  I hit a wall, a build up of many things, that over 20 odd years I had tried to deal with myself, many of them in my subconscious from areas I didn't even realise were eating away at me.  In April I went 'POP' and daily I fought with myself, my wife and a brick wall, simply to keep things on track.  With the amazing help and support of my kids, my mum,  some great friends and a councillor at our local Healthy Minds; I managed to get back on track and sort my head out whilst still focusing on the one thing that inspires me everyday, my work.

I now know that many people have 'things going on', some deal with them better than others, many people won't or can't communicate and talk about these things, to them I want to say if you can't talk to your closest, your family or friends, then this great charity out there is available to help.

Kids, adults, even the elderly are greatly affected by areas in their lives that are out of their control. Even people that are close to you, even great friends that really inside may be in some sort of turmoil.

This is why I have chosen 'Mind' as my charity to run for.  So from September last year I joined the best running club in the UK (Stoke FIT) and decided I would run and clear my head.  With a half marathon and a few 10k runs under my belt already I am 'deep' in the groove of training for the Potters Half in June and this crazy marathon in July.

Will you support me with this?  I hope so.

Thank you for reading.

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