Last year after having my second son I decided to take up running again and completed a Half Marathon in Glasgow on the 1st of October. In training for the half I got the running bug back so thought 'Let's go for it and sign up for a marathon as then I couldn't back out'. 

It was also last summer when I started running with Dana. Both Dana and my training buddy kept my motivation up for completing the half marathon. It was great having such good company on the long training runs so when I mentioned the marathon, she being as crazy as me, decided to do it with me. Since then my training has been slow but now that the snow is gone, and hopefully not going to return, we will start getting down to the nitty gritty. I can't wait to accomplish this goal, especially with Dana who is such a great friend!

When signing up for the marathon I knew I wanted to do it for charity and I knew exactly what charity to sign up to fundraise for...Crohn's and Colitis UK. Being a nurse I was aware of these chronic illnesses, but it wasn't until someone close to me received the diagnosis I realized how debilitating it can be. It is also more common than I thought with 1 in 123 people in Britain suffering from Crohn's or Colitis. Hopefully, fundraising for this charity will help allow them to continue the amazing work they do, as well as raise awareness of this illness. So please dig deep and support this amazing cause!

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