Eight months ago Jessie approached me and asked me to be her mentor/assessor for her ‘physical’ section of her silver Duke of Edinburgh Award. I was delighted and between us we’ve been training for the Fountains 10K. She has shown her dedication – improving her running technique and committing to the training, so today when we completed it together on a very ‘undulating’ (part cross-country) terrain in 1hour and 6 minutes we were both delighted!

Through completing this and the massive generosity of our family, friends and colleagues we have raised £1,666 for the Alzheimer’s Society! Thank you so much for everyone who has supported us and for those who may not have had the chance, here’s the link – maybe we can reach the £2,000 mark!?