I'd like to congratulate my wife, Frances on completing her first ever half marathon for LUPUS UK!

[Paul_Howard]

Hi everyone,

I'm really proud of my wife, Frances and so I wanted to share how we got on in the Great East Run yesterday. Frances wanted to help me raise funds for LUPUS UK so at the beginning of the year she signed up for her first ever half marathon; one of the ten half marathons I'm completing this year. She has trained really hard despite a very hot summer, long hours at work and us moving house a few weeks ago.

We completed the run in a time of 2 hours, 32 minutes and 7 seconds.

She has been collecting sponsors on my Justgiving page at justgiving.com/fundraising/...

[Supul]

Well done to both yourself and your wife! 😇

[ExtremeDuvetDaze]

Congratulations and well done to both of you, an amazing achievement and thank you too for raising money for Lupus uk 👏👏🌺

[PMRpro]

The bravest bit was being seen with you dressed like that!!!!! Well done both of you!

[Paul_Howard Partner LUPUS UK in reply to PMRpro]

Frances has also come along to cheer me on at most of the races. We get a lot of funny looks and she takes it in good humour. After all, it is helping to raise awareness.

[HelenL75]

Well done both of you

[EOLHPC]

😍YAAAAAAAY FRANCES ‼️

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

[Lili18]

Congrats, Frances and Paul!!!

[Pinky06]

Well done to both of you. X

[fabwheelie]

well done to you both. Great way to raise funds and awareness

[whisperit]

Very impressive. Well done both x

[Cal66]

Congratulations

[GloomyEeyore]

Congratulations to you both. Xx

[DJK99]

Well done Frances! - and Paul again! And I see now you are in a Wolf outfit Paul! Hahah... wondered what it was about! Der. Poor Frances's knees looked like they took a battering... Hope you are treating yourselves to a massage. Fantastic x

[djsema]

Well done Frances and well done paul😀😀👍

[misty14]

Huge achievement Paul and Frances. Thank you for wanting to raise so much money for Lupus UK. Its greatly appreciated.Xx

[HazelW]

You are absolute stars !! 💜💜💜

[Kevin53]

Well done Frances. What a team that marriage makes! Best wishes Kevin

[chrisj]

Well done!!! xxxx

[leslieliesel]

!!!!!!!!! YEA!!!!!!!!!!

[skylark15]

Brilliant! Congratulations to you both.

[Dalilatm]

Aww Congrats!! Amazing couple

I met your wife during the Lupus Walk in London, she’s wonderful! wishing you both more successful marathons!

[Seren65]

Well done to you both!

Very impressive! X

[Melba1]

Well done to her (and you)! You'll have to get a his and hers wolf suit!

x

[LH44]

Congratulations ☺

[Wendy39]

Paul, what an amazing achievement! Congratulations to you and Frances! Love the photo! Has Frances caught the running bug now? Pre hip problems and lupus, I used to run and I loved it. I still miss it. It's a great way to de-stress and keep fit. It gets you outside and in the fresh air. Plus you only need trainers. Having said that, with your 10 half marathons being in a wolf costume in the hottest summer we've had for a long time, I guess you are looking forward to a break from it ans your weekends to be your own again, together. Well done! Wendy

[Paul_Howard Partner LUPUS UK in reply to Wendy39]

I don't think she caught the running bug - she was in a bit of pain but was determined to achieve it. I am looking forward to finishing the 10 half marathons to get some of my weekends back, although I'm sure I'll miss the events and be signing up for more again next year.

[Wendy39 in reply to Paul_Howard]

Bless her. I hope she's feeling better now.

[Paul_Howard Partner LUPUS UK in reply to Wendy39]

Yeah, she's fine now

[sflynn84]

Congratulations! What an achievement and I don't know how you do it wearing the wolf costume!