After a tough few days I was thankfully scheduled to do a recovery run today.  I did this in fairly heavy snow fall (although not much on the ground), I kept all my layers on today.

5.33 miles in 43:12 AvHR 134

I have set up my fundraising page today which can be found at this link.

Although I secured my own place in the London Marathon I am going to raise money for the Doncaster branch of the Parkinson’s Disease UK, here is my story:

In 1991 my father Barry was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease.  Until 2008 this was managed at home with my mother being the main carer.  Barry was able to lead a fairly normal life, at times a wheelchair was needed and he was able to do voluntary work for the Parkinson’s Disease Society.  In 2008 things rapidly deteriorated and Barry was admitted to Doncaster Royal Infirmary, he was later transferred to Tickhill Road Hospital where he remained for nearly 4 years.  Sadly he passed away on the 11 January 2013

Parkinson’s Disease affects many people (120,000 in the uk) and the money I raise will go to help those with the condition locally in Doncaster.

Thanks to Lisa and Mark for Making the first donation

Ran to Lakeside and did a tempo run, planned to do 3 miles in 19.30.  Found run a little tough, had some very sad news this morning. Ended up finishing in about 19.15. That’s for you dad.

1.4 miles warm up followed by 3 miles @ 6.25 pace AvHR 156 followed by 1.8 miles warm down.

Welcome to my blog where I plan to record my runs and to give advise to other runners.  I am also keen to learn how to use WordPress as I plan to migrate the Doncaster Athletic Club website onto this platform so this website is a learning experience for me.