Great news, a full page feature in the popular running magazine Running Free! You can read the feature by clicking here, or the full magazine here. Please share the link and help raise awareness of Lupus!
Our fundraising total is in and we still can’t believe it! We have raised an astonishing £7000.00. We would just like to take another opportunity here to thank some amazing people who have played a fundamental role in helping to achieve this total. Firstly, we would like to mention our amazing family and friends who [...]
Today is World Lupus Day. Please show your support and help us raise awareness! Lupus causes the body’s immune system to go into overdrive and starts to attack itself. It is believed that over 50,000 people throughout the UK suffer with Lupus of whom 90% are female. The symptoms are many and varied, and the [...]
Race Weekend: The weekend started at 6am. Excited and nervous we packed up Bostin and sent him on his holidays – London is no fun for a very inquisitive Labrador. We made our way into Hednesford, where team Hibbsy were tucking into a hearty breakfast at the local cafe, while we’d eaten porridge. The train [...]
When deciding on another challenge, I thought I needed to go that extra mile, in fact 1000 miles! My 1000 Mile Challenge commences with the Virgin London Marathon 2010. Then throughout the following year, I intend to keep on running! I aim to complete this mammoth challenge crossing the finishing line in the Virgin London [...]
I think I was 6 the last time I cried but right now I don’t mind telling you I can’t stop! Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine we would raise this amount of money. I promised the West Midlands Lupus Group I would raise £850 as part of my London Marathon Golden [...]
It feels like only 5 minutes since the prospect of running 5k, never mind raising £5000, seemed nigh on impossible but with the help of Team Hibbsy and the support of Cannock folk, yesterday saw the total fundraising for the marathon fund hit a whopping £5000. The usual gang, now joined by my cousin Shell [...]
Last night saw us hold our latest Lupus fundraiser with a Curry Night at Cannock’s Padma Lounge. Over 60 guests turned out to support us and enjoyed some fantastic cuisine whilst being entertained by Spoz. I am proud to announce we raised a fantastic £815 for Lupus West Midlands! All of the money raised will [...]
Since I made the decision to run the London Marathon to support my sister and Lupus West Midlands back in June 2009, motivation isn’t something I’ve been lacking. But over the last few weeks, watching Eddie Izzard battle his way around the country and complete 43 marathons in 51 days has given me the inspiration [...]
Today saw us complete our biggest run so far, 10 miles! As you can see from the picture the route took us around parts of Cannock Chase, ‘An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’, not sure we shared that same thought for two hours this morning though! We set off at a fantastic pace and managed [...]
