C'mon now - it's for charidee!

Many of you know I've been running for a good few years. I've never done a sponsored run before, because they have always been runs I would have been doing anyway, and have always felt well within my comfort zone.

This one feels a little different. Right now, a marathon feels like a very very long way - twice as long as any run I've done before, and pretty daunting. Since this is my first one, I felt that raising some money for a charity I cared about would be a Good Thing (tm).

So - over the next 16 weeks, I'm going to be doing a whooooole lot of running. I reckon it'll be around 350 miles. In the process, I'm also hoping to raise £350 for charity.

There were a few different causes in the - a'hem - running. All of them are very worthy, but once I started thinking about it carefully, one of the contenders felt right.

Rosemere Cancer Foundation is a charitable trust, supporting cancer care in Lancashire & the Lakes. The Rosemere Centre in the Royal Preston Hospital is one of the biggest specialist cancer treatment centres in the UK.

This centre, along with local Cancer Units in Blackpool, East Lancashire and Morecambe Bay, form the Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Network, bringing specialist care to patients throughout this region. Rosemere raise over half a million pounds a year to fund additional facilities and services for patients.

Some of you will know that both of my parents - Alan and Angela - have been affected by cancer over the last few years. The Rosemere Centre was where my Dad was treated. As a family, we feel extremely lucky that in both cases, and purely by coincidence, the cancer was noticed early, has responded well to treatment, and they're both currently fine and dandy.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now.

http://www.justgiving.com/willlovett