Anyone doing the Great North Run?

[JP the Dream Chaser]

Hi everyone

I've not posted for a while, but with my forthcoming trip to England, for, among other things, the Great North Run, I wondered if any of you lot were making the journey?

Once again, I am running for Macmillan Cancer Relief, as my Mum has now been fighting lung cancer since July 2004 and has begun her second course of chemo. She has amazed everyone as the first we all knew about it was being summoned to the hospital on 31st July last year and being told to say our goodbyes. Somehow, Mum got through that night, then another, then had chemo, then more, then came out of hospital after 3 months and lived some life with us all.

Now, it's back with a vengeance and she's been in hospital for 3 weeks and has just started a new course of chemo. It's virulent and affecting more areas and making her very weak, but she's still here, fighting to stay with us.

During all this, the Macmillan centre and the Macmillan nurse have been great, so once again, I'm doing it for them, and my Mum of course. Mum may be out of hospital when I visit England too, which will be fantastic. Either way, I reckon galloping round 13.1m is nothing compared to the effort Macmillan put in each day.

I had the money I raised for the London Marathon transferred to GNR too after not attending due to illness, so I'm already £1200 up! Unfortunately, that doesn't appear on my new website (http://www.justgiving.com/johnpolley), but I am hoping to get a few new people to sign up.

Anyway, let me know if you are competing eh? And how is the training going guys?

Regards

JP