About me

Always looking for a challenge!

After leaving school I qualified as a nurse and had a very fulfilling and rewarding profession working in Chelmsford, Essex as a district nurse for many years.  In 2003 I entered university to enhance my career and graduated a year later. However in 2006 we decided on a life change and my husband and I took early retirement and we moved to the Dordogne with our family. I now run my own business as a Massage Therapist. http://www.dordognemassage.com

I've always participated and enjoyed sports, and competed at club level in badminton, swimming and running. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and keeping fit has always been very important to me. I feel very fortunate that I am able to attempt and hopefully complete the challenges that I set myself.

I can remember my very first sponsored fundraising event, I was 10 yrs old and walked 12 miles.   In 2000 I ran my first Marathon for Farleigh Hospice, this of course meant getting some serious sponsorship – my target was £1000 and to finish the race under 6 hours, I achieved both. 

In 2010 I did some fundraising for the Phoenix Association, an animal charity here in the south-west of France. It has brought new friendships and new challenges, and since joining I have taken on the role as membership secretary. http://www.phoenixasso.com Caring for and rehoming animals in need.

So now I’m hooked - Challenges and Fundraising and I can’t think of a better way to motivate myself into keeping fit and training hard.

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