UPDATED Sunday 10 December 2023... Successful completion with 10 of us crossing the finish line...different times, but with an age span of 58 years between youngest and oldest...Amanda and I made it in 37 minutes and managed to run all the way.

The Story

We have our families together this weekend and thought it would be a great opportunity to do something positive and support families that can't celebrate Christmas in the same way as we are.

So 7 weeks ago we started the NHS Couch to 5K programme to get us running and, hopefully, in shape for the 5K Santa Fun Run on Sunday 10 December.

It's been a struggle at times...our creaky joints and too long 'rested' muscles; cold and dark mornings or wet and windy evenings, moving up from running just 60 seconds in a series of run-walks to now over 30 minutes running. We are actually quite pleased with ourselves. We wouldn't have been able to do it without the App or the target of an actual 5K charity run.

Naomi House & Jacksplace are hospices supporting life-limited and life-threatened children, young adults, and their families from across the central South of England.

Naomi House nursing and medical staff provide individualised care that helps to enhance short lives and allows approximately 550 families to make the most of their precious time with their children.

Jacksplace is the only hospice for young adults in the South of England. The medical and care teams offer specialist care, often over many years, and uphold the dignity and independence of young adults accessing the service.

Naomi House & Jacksplace will be there on good days, difficult days, and last days.