So on Sunday 16th May I took part in my first long distance run, the BUPA Great Manchester 10k.  I'd prepared pretty well with plenty of training sessions and I managed to finish bang on my target of 50 minutes.  Although I'm pleased with this result I felt as I crossed the line I could have done shaved a further minute or two off my time after pacing myself a bit too much early on, but we'll put this down to experience and I'll be faster next time!

After being a bit slack with raising any sort of sponsorship I am pleased to confirm that I raised £150 (+ £42.31 gift aid) in just under a week for the Alzheimers Society

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Useful links:
www.alzheimers.org.uk/
twitter.com/alzheimerssoc
www.greatrun.org
www.justgiving.com/BenTopliss