Just a little bit of background information.

A few weeks ago my darling friend sent me a text along the lines of "I have just signed up for the Leicester half marathon, fancy it?" I was naturally dubious, I had only been running for a month or so then BAM, "you get a free T-Shirt". SOLD. I am not going to lie to you, I had no concept of how far a half marathon might even be. 13 miles so it turns out. Whooda thunk it?

So this brings me to today, the day BEFORE my training starts. Nobody starts anything on a Friday. I have set up my charity fundraiser page http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/annamarie_clare and have metaphorically set the ball rolling.

My auntie's husband, Paul, recently lost his two and half year battle, which started with bowel cancer, at the age of just 51. The charity I am running for is Bowel Cancer UK. Any pennies you can spare will be just fabulous. This is just a little blog to keep those who sponsor me (and those who just like a good ole nose)  updated with my progress. It is also to keep me motivated and MAKE me go running. Once I get one of those fancy apps I will be able to tell you times, miles and so on. Technology today...

Thanks for listening. I'll let you know how tomorrow goes. Sweaty that's for sure.

Much love.