St John Ambulance Cymru (SJAC)  volunteers and staff are out every day, helping people, saving lives and responding to emergencies. 

We've been caring for people who are sick or injured for over one hundred years;  from the battlefields during WW1 to helping out at the tragedy in Aberfan, to now when we've been on the frontline throughout Covid, supporting the NHS with our ambulance crews, on the ground in the field hospitals and now in mass vaccination centres across Wales.

They do this day in and day out, helping people like you and I, ironically especially runners in a non-Covid world as there aren't many finish lines you'll get to in Wales without seeing someone there from St John ready to help your ache/pain/twinge etc ;o)  

As the CEO, I am so tremendously proud to say I am part of this organisation that does so much for so many.  But we need money in order to keep doing it.  

I have decided that as I turn 45 in May, instead of running 5k May, I'm going a bit further and running 45k in May!  I only started running in February (and I use the term 'running' loosely) so I am not exactly 'ready' for this challenge.... and I may live to regret this plan!!  I've always been very firmly in the 'I don't run, no way, never, ever' camp!

BUT....... I am going to do nine 5k runs throughout May (for fear anything longer might actually prove to be the last thing I do!)  It won't be fast and it wont be pretty, but I will do it!

Please, please make my effort worthwhile by supporting me.  You can follow my progress at www.sjacymru.org.uk 

Or, sign up to 5k May https://runforheroes.justgiving.com/get-involved?charityId=182789 on behalf of SJAC and do a 'virtual' run with me!