"Today 6 teenagers will hear the words 'you have cancer', 6 will hear it tomorrow and 6 the day after..."(source: Teens Unite)

We want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone that supported our Santa Run in December. Adrian Day ('Editor - Greenwich Magazine'), Maria Livings ('LUSH Designs'), Dominic Aldridge ('Good Ship'), Ben Oakley ('Ben Oakley Gallery') and myself successfully completed the 5km run on the 4th December around Greenwich Park. I was still standing at the end (just about!) but it was so much fun though and such a good laugh, and I think for a very worthy cause. Teen Unite do some really amazing work and we’re so pleased, that with your help, we’ve been able to make some contribution to their campaign.

The final total…drum roll please…is £1,842.50 (including gift aid donation). Amazing! Thank you to each and every one of you for your donations and encouragement – we exceeded our £500 target over and above it by three times!

The festive white-bearded present-giving man in the red suit may have been and gone but the vivid memories of doing that run dressed as Santa will remain for so much longer! If you didn’t make it to the side-lines on the day this is what you missed!

Taking a leisurely pace so as not to tire out, trying not to push myself too hard (as I’m not known for my running abilities!) I was feeling quite good about things…until a friend’s 13-year-old son told me, “I walk quicker than you can run!” But I finished the run (eventually)…then had to recuperate for a few days after! I am looking forward to the next running challenge, ahem, but hopefully not too soon…