In a quest to lose some weight and get fit, me and 3 friends started running for the first time 6 months ago. Well I say running...it started off as a 45 second slow jog followed by a 2 minute walk, followed by another 45 second run and so on!

We gradually increased this to 1.5min runs, 3mins, 5mins etc and back then, going out every other evening in the rain, wind and snow (being grateful it was dark!) we could only imagine running non-stop for any real distance!

To ensure we kept it up, we decided to give ourselves a big goal and that was the Great Manchester 10km! We have all had troubles along the way affecting training.....injuries, sickness, and chest infections but it's not deterred us and we've slowly but surely increased our pace and distance! We are so proud of ourselves and each other that we've come so far and we know we can now do it- the whole 10km distance without stopping!

We are great friends who all met when our oldest children were babies. Being Mum's, with three of us having experienced the real fear of potentially loosing a child, we chose a charity in memory of a beautiful child whose family weren't as lucky. We heard about Reuben's Retreat through Facebook and the story really touched us. Reuben was a beautiful boy whose life was cut far too short. Although we never knew Reuben, we often think of him when the running is tough and are proud to know the money we are 'earning' is going towards this wonderful charity.

Www.justgiving.com/sexymotherrunners

Lisa, Paula, Louise, & Kim
Aka- sexy mother runners

Xxx