Hello and welcome to my Blog, I will be using this page to keep you all up to date with my preparation and training for the London Marathon on the 17th April 2011.

I am very excited to be running on behalf of a fantastic charity called HOPEHIV, if you are interested in the work which they do then please visit their website (www.hopehiv.org). I will also seek to inform you about the charity in some of my Blog posts. If you would like to sponsor me then please visit my fundraising page using the link below:


I will try to keep this updated each week between now and the big day.

Sunday, 16 January 2011

So what should I spend my student loan on?

So, most of our student loans have now arrived (for the students among us obviously), and that pay packet for all your christmas overtime is due to come in any day now. So the age old question of what to do with all that money that has appeared in your bank account arises, there are a number of possibilities.

Save it for a few big nights out after exams?
Buy five dresses from ASOS.com as they have free returns policy and you'll probably only like two?
A few new DVDs or games?
A mint condition polaroid camera?
Pay the rent and a big tesco shop to start the term?
A 24 carat gold macbook pro?
How about giving some of that money to a cause which will really make a difference?

Now i'm not suggesting that you all starve and get chucked out of halls/home for not paying your rent. However I know in the past I have used a chunk of that money just to splash out on some of the items which were on my christmas list but didn't quite manage to fit in Santa's sleigh. Please consider sponsoring me and giving to HOPEHIV, it really will make a world of difference to young people in Africa, the projects you will support don't just provide care and support for those affected by HIV/Aids, but also enable individuals to live out their potential, through training and education, transforming both their own lives and their communities! Changing communities for generations to come, making Africa's future one of HOPE, rather than despair.
My trainings gone very well this past week, I managed to run 15.6 miles on Wednesday which I was super pleased with! Its well over a half marathon and I was relatively happy with the time. My lycra shorts are so comfy and am having to stop myself wearing them all the time, they are strictly for running. I'm back in Loughborough now and my disciplined regime starts back again, early starts, eating better and regular running (and revising). My resolutions haven't gone well as I keep forgetting about them, I had 1 beer a few nights ago for a meal round at a friends house and accidentally ordered the fudge cake tonight at spoons. However I will not give up, I'll not just give in simply because I have failed once or twice, but will keep trying to be healthier. Hope you have a great week, and thanks for reading!

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