7
Apr
TO RUN….OR NOT TO RUN!
That is certainly the question when one hasn’t ever run a
half marathon before.
But for Julie Haigney from Webheath, Redditch the thought of
making an
important contribution to Macmillan Cancer Support by running the
Shakespeare Half Marathon in Stratford-upon-Avon on 25th April, was
more than enough for her to get her running shoes on.
Julie works as a sales negotiator for Redditch estate agents and
Mayfair Office members Allan Morris & Burford, and it is the
Allan Morris Group who are encouraging her to the hilt with
sponsorship and moral support.
Why is she doing it? “It’s for the experience and
with a chance to get fitter; also to see if I can do it.”
Julie, who is married and is a mother of two young daughters said,
“I’m really running to my little bit to help change
lives, and this is a terrific opportunity to do this. I know that
when I put on the famous Macmillan green vest it will add, in a
small way, to the vital work that Macmillan do in helping the two
million people living with or beyond cancer in the United Kingdom
today.”
Julie, who will be running with her good friend, neighbour and
training partner Joanne Vanes, will be getting huge support from
her fiance, children and friends who will be out in force cheering
her on. Joanne started her training to get fit for her wedding in
Mauritius which is two weeks after the run.
If all goes well Julie and Joanne have a goal to enter the
London Marathon in 2011.
But that is a decision best made after crossing the
Stratford-upon-Avon finishing line and a long hot bath!
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