--- title: Don's Couch to 5k description: Don's Couch to 5K image: https://blog.chelwoodfoodbankplus.org/hubfs/Don1.jpg --- [![Chelwood Foodbank Plus](https://blog.chelwoodfoodbankplus.org/hs-fs/hubfs/cropped-Chelwood-Foodbank-Plus-Logo-2020-MONO-Horizontal.png?width=720&height=230&name=cropped-Chelwood-Foodbank-Plus-Logo-2020-MONO-Horizontal.png "Chelwood Foodbank Plus")](https://chelwoodfoodbankplus.org) - [Community](https://chelwoodfoodbankplus.org/community) - [Stockport Community Events](https://chelwoodfoodbankplus.org/events) - [Client Stories ](https://chelwoodfoodbankplus.org/chelwood-stories) - [Plus Services](https://chelwoodfoodbankplus.org/financial-support) - [Volunteer](https://chelwoodfoodbankplus.org/volunteer) - [Referrals](https://chelwoodfoodbankplus.org/referrals) - [About](https://chelwoodfoodbankplus.org/about) - [Sponsors](https://chelwoodfoodbankplus.org/national-lottery-community-fund) - [Delivery Partners](https://chelwoodfoodbankplus.org/refugee-advisory-services) - [News](https://blog.chelwoodfoodbankplus.org) - [Fundraising](https://chelwoodfoodbankplus.org/fundraising) - [Donations & Grants](https://chelwoodfoodbankplus.org/donations-grants-received) [donate](https://chelwoodfoodbankplus.org/donate) [ Back to blog ](https://blog.chelwoodfoodbankplus.org) # Don's Couch to 5k [Jane Harper](https://blog.chelwoodfoodbankplus.org/author/jane-harper) Aug 19, 2024 1:52:47 PM [Fund Raising](https://blog.chelwoodfoodbankplus.org/tag/fund-raising) My name is Don Phillips and I am the Chair of Trustees at Chelwood Foodbank Plus. I am in my early 60's, a type 2 diabetic and I am very unfit. As a man of faith, I felt a calling to get my couch potato derriere into shape whilst raising funds for the wonderful charity I am involved with. When I told my family about this, they burst out laughing, which not only shocked me but compelled me to see this through!![Don1](https://blog.chelwoodfoodbankplus.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Don1.jpg?width=294&height=723&name=Don1.jpg) I haven’t run since my early 20’s. Am I mad? Maybe, however, I am determined to reverse my T2 diabetes, get fit, and raise much-needed funds to keep our 3 foodbanks running. Will you support me on this journey? My first step is to follow the couch potato to 5K app and do some local runs, building up to a 10K event, with the final goal to run a half marathon next year (April 2025). My financial goal is to raise £1000 for every mile of a half marathon. This equates to £13,000 – quite a target but I am determined to smash it! 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