Welcome to get Fit 4 Charity M8, our aim is simply to raise funds for
registered charities, raising the profile and customer base of local
businesses.

Our organisation, has two area’s which we work in, firstly we raise
funds for charities by providing local, and national companies, as
well as government departments a means of ethical environmental
distribution of their information.

Our teams of distributors deliver this information either to peoples
homes or as a hand out in the street, upon the clients requirements.
Our team donate all their “wage” for this to a registered charity of
their choice. With a cheque made payable direct to their registered
charity.

The benefit for the client is that they will be given authority to
have our logo stating “Delivered by Fit4CharityM8.org.uk raising funds
for local charities and supporting local businesses” DON’T THROW AWAY
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LOCAL CHARITIES! LOCAL BUSINESSES!

If your a business looking for ethical, environmental distribution of
your information, call us today on 0845 680 6451 or email us for more
information.

We also give have free jogging, running, conditioning sessions in
Cardiff building to major charity fund raising events! If you want to
get ready for the day, get a Fit-M8 training session for FREE!

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Mind Cardiff 10k

Having just done the 5k for the Race For Life I was buzzing from the rush I’d gotten from running round for 5 kilometers not only on my own but with other pink dressed women being supported and cheered on by passers by, friends and family. The high you get from running comes from the fresh air and the knowing that you’re in control of your body; it’s like the harder you push it, the more you get out of it.

After the day had come to an end, I wanted another goal to work towards, I didn’t want to stop running! Conveniently, the Cardiff 10k was in 2 months time and although I had trained up for the 5k, I knew there was a lot more to do, I had never ran more than 5k (3miles) before. With only 2 months to get there, I decided to prioritise my training on my endurance. I did the 5k in 38 minutes, so set off training around that amount of time and increased by 5 minutes every week so my body would get used to the time length. I also did leg strengthening exercises in the week as well as arm and stomach, as running uses not just the legs; when the legs get tired the arms are there to help you out!

1 week before the race I obtained a bit of an injury in the form of a groin strain, with a week to go it was not  ideal and mentally I was fairly negative leading up to the race. From experience and a bit of online help, I iced and rested it daily till 2 days before when I did
a bit of a trial run, nothing .

The day of the race came and I was up for it again, despite my mental challenges, with a bit of support from friends I physically prepared myself that morning and set off for it. I could hear the noise from the event far before I could see it, with the largest amount of
runners running the 10k than before – over 3,000, there was a real atmosphere. The event was very well supported by friends, families, running clubs etc. and the cheers from the crowd were a great encouragement. Taking part in the race alone was a bit of a scary prospect not knowing anyone so I attached myself on to a group of friendly runners and started from there.

The race started slowly and it seemed a long way to the finish line. I’d been advised in the race to pace myself, this I did, following one runner to the next, it was like you were being lead and was easy to find a comfortable pace. The best parts were reaching the kilometer marks, the 2k mark was actually my favourite…’I'm OK, it’s fine I’m still
running after 2, only 8k to go!’

The day was a good one for running, a fair bit of sun and of course wind which is always nice, most of the run was shaded as well. From following runner to runner, I paced myself well reaching the 5k and the 6. I think I must have missed seeing the 7k because it seemed a long way to the 8, I was constantly looking out for the next number, they were really important benchmarks to keep up my motivation. I finally reached 8 and then 9, still running, I’d received a bit of pain ever since the 2k in my groin but decided to keep on, I knew if I stopped I would most likely pull out (don’t worry plenty of ice was applied after the race). Predicting I was going to double my 5k time, I couldn’t believe I’d only been running 1 hour, I reached the end in 1 hour and 8 minutes feeling the change in my body adapting to a walking pace, I’d done it! Like once before I received a wonderful feeling of achievement and elation that I’d succeeded, the support from the crowd was there, along with water and plenty of goodies in our goody bag!

I chose to run the race for a charity called ‘Mind’ who help people with mental health through depression, loss, self confidence etc, it’s one that’s very close to my heart as I’ve been helped out by them in the past and met some wonderful people, altogether I raised £50. I will hopefully raise more in the future for them.

Now with that determination to keep up my fitness level, I am on the look out for my next challenge, another 10k would be brilliant though maybe something a bit different, maybe some press-ups, sit-ups thrown in there too….we’ll have to see…!

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We also give have free jogging, running, conditioning sessions in Cardiff building to major charity fund raising events! If you want to get ready for the day, get a Fit-M8 training session for FREE!