Thank you for visiting my page.

One of my life aspirations is to run a marathon, as this will never happen if I just sit there and think about it I have decided to do something about it.

I haven’t run since I was about 15 – around the same time I discovered bands and everything else went out the window! I ran middle distance competitively at school and for Hertfordshire County (800m, 1500m and cross country) and still hold the record for the Thomas Alleynes school fun run. But over the years I have become incredibly lazy and hope by fundraising for Housing for Women this will help encourage me to properly follow a training plan and set myself bigger fundraising goals and longer distances.

I can run a 5Kcomfortably (PB 28.33) so when the 10K for Greenwich Park came up I thought this would be the perfect first goal. I have set myself a small target of £100 but anything I raise will be matched so just think, whatever you donate will be doubled.

I've chosen Housing for Women as they provide vital services to vulnerable women and their children. All of their supported projects provide appropriate accommodation and in-depth support work to women and their children who have experienced domestic violence, women who have been trafficked for prostitution and mothers leaving prison, so they can have the best chances in life.

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. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – saving time and cutting costs for the charity

Shanks xxx