Things that make me happy

Sponsor me in the half marathon and get [insert empty promise here].

If you’re in a rush you can skip the boring detail and go straight to sponsor me now.

For some reason (that reason being I was drunk at the time) I decided that I was going to do the half marathon this May. I don’t know how the conversation went from me saying “It’s such a cliche to do a marathon when you turn 30” to me signing up for the half-marathon but it happened (6 beers are to blame) and I’m committed (they have my credit card now).

I’m doing the training through a mob called Cantoo, who raise money for cancer research. Part of the training means I have to raise $1250 - only slightly more terrifying than the run itself.

Those that know me know that 1) I’m really not a group fitness person, 2) I’m really not a long distance runner, 3) I’m really not the type to raise money for charity and 4) I’m actually really lazy and only doing this because I don’t want to get fat.

So it would help me greatly if you sponsor me - either so I can continue training and fulfill my goal of not getting fat or if you’re altruistic and want to fund cancer research (they’re against cancer, not for it, by the way). So far our training group has raised enough cash to fund 2 cancer researchers so that’s pretty cool. And I’ve lost a kilo - even better!

To sponsor me, go to the Cantoo website and you’ll need to enter Gledhill in the search box. It’s really not a very usable website but I will be eternally grateful if you stick it out and sponsor me so I don’t have to send whining begging emails every week.

About half the training group have already raised the full amount and it’s starting to get embarrassing turning up every week and mumbling that I haven’t started yet… so go ahead, sponsor me now.

I promise I’ll post photos of me looking like I’m dying on the run itself for your amusement.