Are you a runner?  Are you a potential runner in need of a good reason and the necessary motivation to take up the challenge?  There is now a very good reason.

The South Yorkshire Branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association   wants to recruit teams for the 2012 Sheffield Half Marathon & Fun Run and we want to get people to run with us on Sunday 27^thMay 2012.

This is a fantastic opportunity to raise awareness of MND and hopefully raise lots of money for people in South Yorkshire living with MND. In 2011 we had a team of 40 Half Marathon runners and just as many doing the 3K run, but we think we can get more!

We can help with information and advice about your training schedule if you are new to running and help to keep you motivated over the coming months.

Runners must be 17 or over on the race day, entry fee £25  (£2.00 less for UKA club members). Finishers all receive a medal and a T-shirt and all our team members will receive an MND T shirt or running vest to wear for the event.                                                                                

If a half marathon is not a realistic goal then try the Fun Run?  Like the Half Marathon the 3K Fun Run starts and ends at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield, is open to all ages and is accessible for wheelchairs and pushchairs. You can dress up if you want and make it a family event. Entrance fee £5.00.  Certificates for all entrants.                                                                                         For more details about the Half Marathon and Fun Run you can visit the Half Marathon and Fun Run website  www.sheffieldmarathon.com or the South Yorkshire Branch website www.mndsouthyorkshire .org