Paul's Cumbrian Half Marathon Challenge

End Date: Oct 30, 2011 10:00 PM

On the 2nd October 2011, I will be running the Cumbrian half marathon, which for those who know the lakes and Cumbria it’s fair to say there will be hills and mountains galore.

I am competing in this half marathon to raise money for a very good cause. Scott Bell, who is a friend of the family was diagnosed in May 2011 with Motor Neurone Disease, a condition for which there is no cure or effective treatment. MND destroys the body’s motor neurone’s meaning that muscles can no longer contract, and so simply waste away. More often than not it affects the limbs first, then travels around the body until eventually the breathing muscles are affected.

It is important to know that Motor Neurone Disease follows a unique path and affects each individual differently, in terms of symptoms, rate of progression and survival time.

The money we raise will be split and 50% will go to the MND Association to help find a cure whilst the other 50% will help Scott and his family buy alterations that they may need in their home and assist Scott in the future.

We greatly appreciate any donation you can make no matter how small!