Ok so i'm not the fittest person in the world and this has been made quite clear from my marathon training so far!!!!I hate the cold and i hate pretending i can run, not even a picture of Gisele and her super toned bod pinned to my trainers is convincing me to pick them up or instilling in my head that running is a fabulous idea!!!!

Now everyone else i know running the marathon is telling me how they have run X amount of miles in 2 minutes, how they are super fit and they love nothing more than to indulge in some extreme sportage - why oh why was i not born with this physical motivation???

So to drive this non - existent motivation i turn my attentions to my charity 'Born Free' and flick through the pages of the website www.bornfree.com and suddenly i realise the importance of my conquest ! To be part of a worthy cause is a priviledge and although some people think attaching a fishing line in front of me with a bottle of wine to chase will keep me going through the 26 miles, in actual fact fund raising on behalf of these creatures is the biggest incentive to get through those gruelling miles and that's what excites me about it!!!

I have added some pics to motivate you guys on why you should sponsor me, please have a look at them and then make your decision on how much these creatures and 26 miles on my feet is worth.

If i can raise £200 online by Christmas I will sacrifice my annual Baileys Breakfast and go on a 6 mile run i have never done before on Christmas Morning!!!! This may not sound a lot but it is to me - i've not got past the 4 mile mark as of yet and even that kills me!!!!

For more info on the charity head to www.bornfree.com

To show your support and become part of my facebook group head to facebook.com

To make an all important donations head to my page www.justgiving.com/gemmacharters

A big big thank you to my following sponsors;

Rob - £20
Liz - £10
Chris - £20
Cat - £26

Lots of love to you all - if i dont speak to you before have a fabulous Christmas xxx