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UPDATE - Thank you to everyone who has donated, I really do appreciate your support.  I now have the running bug and will be running in more 10k races.  I won't be asking for sponsorship again you'll be happy to know, but I will carry on donating myself every time I run.

As many of you know I lost my Dad two years ago as a result of heart failure; he was only 63.  This, and other bad things that happened at the time, made me wonder about the balance of good in my life.  I then decided to do something profound and something I have never been good at before; running!  I am not built like a runner, when I started I was very unfit and it isn't a pretty sight to see me running which makes donating to my cause all the better!

I have been training since late last year and now the time has come to start getting sponsorship for my efforts.  Any donation however small or large is very much appreciated and I won't be offended if you choose to sponsor Gav who is running for Parkinsons; unless of course you are a close friend or family member of mine!

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Big sweaty kisses and hugs to all those who have decided to donate! xx