Hi and welcome to my sponsorship page.

I am training for and running the New York Marathon on November 6th 2005 to raise money and awareness for 2 charities - The Cystic Fibrosos Trust and The Sickle Cell Society.

2 of my friends died from these deseases and it is in memory of Katherine and Julee that I am running this marathon. Right now I have 4 months left to trian and God knows I'm going to need it. So far my furthest run has been 7 miles.

As some of you may know, I was quite unfit and had reached 17 stone not too long ago so making the commitment to run 26 miles was a big one. I am enjoying training again but believe me I have a very long way to go. In fact, the is a woman at school who walks faster than I run and I must be running slowly because people still stop me to ask for directions! I can only improve from here...

Anyway, now it's time for me to be more dedicated to my training and diet and to get serious about raising some money for charity. So, any donation you can make, big or small, really is appreciated. You can donate online at this web site.

I'll also be keeping a diary to keep you posted of my progress over the next few months if anyone is interested and likes to hear about my pain!

Thanks for your support,

Mick.