Paris Half Marathon

I'm doing the Paris half marathon on Sunday 2nd March 2008 (that's in 2 days time!), and have decided that as well as it being a good chance to prove to myself that I can endure 2 hours or more of physical suffering and get a T-shirt at the end, I might as well take the opportunity to raise some money for a cause that I think is important.

My charity of choice is Refugee Action, an independent, non-religious national charity that provides help, support and practical advice for refugees and newly-arrived asylum seekers in the UK, many of whom flee to our country from war/poverty-stricken countries in the hope of leading a happy and peaceful life, yet meet with racism, abuse and harrassment when they arrive here.

In the hope that my ears will never again be subjected to the dreadful "they come over here and take our jobs..." crap, I'd like you all to take a look at Refugee Action's website, and if you'd like, to sponsor me to run 13 miles along the banks of the Seine in March on their behalf. I've already raised £250 and even though the run is in two days time, you can sponsor me up until the end of April (or thereabouts).

The website is www.refugee-action.org.uk . To take a look at examples of individual cases, see http://www.refugee-action.org.uk/voices/default.aspx .

Thanks very much for taking the time to read this and hopefully sponsoring me (every little bit counts, if you can't spare much!). Otherwise, wish me luck...

To sponsor me, visit www.justgiving.com/katyyelland

Katy

Blogging and having a job - just not right for each other

Not wanting to be put down as one of those Most Boring Bloggers on the Internet, I have decided that in recent months, instead of signing into my blog every couple of weeks after a twinge of guilt - "oh balls, I haven't written on my blog for ages" - to keep schtum rather than tell you about what I had for breakfast, or some other uninteresting crap.

It's not like I haven't had any ground-breaking, inspirational thoughts over the past 6 months - god, of course I have, like realising that drinking lots of water before bed prevents a hangover, and that too much cheese gives you funny dreams - the actual reason for my absence is that I've got a job.

I won't tell you about that just yet, avid readers, I'll just leave you with a small request....