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I ran my first marathon in Belfast in 1997. It was intended to be a one-of, something I wanted to see if I could do. Then I moved to Houston and I ran Houston marathon, and then one in Dallas, and another one in Houston and…..until last week I ran my 99^th marathon in College Station, Texas. So now I am coming back to Belfast on May 2^nd to make it 100.

As marathon runners we huff and puff and we use words like challenge and tough and extreme but the truth is that it is a luxury for us to have the time and the energy and to live in a place where it is safe to go out and run on the streets at any time of the day. There are many people who work harder and use more effort and face more extreme and tough challenges every day just to keep themselves and their families alive.

That is why I want to use this hundredth Marathon to try to share something with people who could use our help. I have seen some of that poverty and misery and I have seen how it is possible to make a difference. So please join me in supporting Abaana in the work that they are doing to make lives better for children in Africa.