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Our story - well... it is one of numbers really. Our combined ages are 97 and we found out the hard way that that was just too plain old to do a full marathon. We trained for the full 26.2 and bits of us kind of fell off - you get the picture.

So we came up with 2 do 2 to do 1. Two of us doing two half marathons; the Great North Run in September and then Manchester Half Marathon in October - making one full marathon. A marathon ... but ... over 2 months, but with the bonus of nothing else anything falling off....hopefully!

We both work in mental health and have seen the huge impact organisations like York Mind can have. One in four of us has a mental health condition at any one time and that is truly shocking. Even today mental well health problems can also carry a certain stigma and as well as raising funds, we want to raise awareness. 

Mark works for York Mind and has seen the fantastic work carried out there by a small team who care big time. So please give a donation to our cause and help the people of York feel a little calmer, happier and more secure while also raising awareness. In return we will keep you updated of our running quest with news, pictures and even the odd event or two

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