Hi, so a final update from me, the good news is I have completed all my planned runs, and since my last update I have run an extra 4 on top of the planned 8 bringing my 5k tally up to 12, whilst planning this attempt to coincide with a big birthday seemed like a great idea ,it also meant that being born mid December I have trained through November and December and run through December, January and February. Foolish - I want to thank everyone for supporting me and donating to Education For Health.
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Wayne Malcolm is raising money for Education for Health
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My story
As a lifelong asthmatic, and having been diagnosed with COPD later in life, I’ve had more than a few close calls with my breathing and these included severe asthma attacks as a child.
Those experiences stay with you, and they’ve shaped how strongly I feel about making sure children are properly supported when they’re frightened, unwell, or struggling to breathe.
I know how vital it is for there to be someone nearby who understands what a child needs, whether that be a teacher, classroom assistant, youth worker, first aider, or nurse.
To help make that support more widely available, I’m raising money for Education for Health, a charity that provides free asthma training to people working with children and young people. It's their 40th anniversary in 2026.
Having recently approached my own milestone birthday, late 2025 I set out to complete Couch to 5k - in the beginning I genuinely couldn't run for 30 seconds without running out of breath, however, I plugged and wheezed away and finally after 9 weeks completed my first 5km on 12 December 2025, - no-one was more surprised than me! So armed with my first 5k I aim to run a further seven 5km runs before 4 April 2026, running 40km in total.
If you’re able to support me, every donation will go toward EFH providing free asthma training to those who may be in a position to help and respond when it's needed. Thank you.
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My updates
Seemed like a great idea at the time - update
After my first 5k I took a well-earned week off to celebrate a milestone birthday. This involved a short break in Wales combining highly disciplined regime of tequila, whisky, assorted beers, hot tubs, relentless rain, and beautifully empty beaches.
This elite conditioning paid off as back home I tackled the second 5k on 19th December. I chose a new route through my local woods — hilly, muddy, and the wrong trainers A slog, but I survived.
Run number three landed on Christmas Eve, along the marsh at sunrise. Cold, quiet, and genuinely lovely. Almost spiritual. Almost.
Christmas Day overindulgence then led directly to a hungover Boxing Day dawn 5k — run number four. Absolute suffering… yet inexplicably, I knocked out a personal best. Dehydration is my performance enhancer of choice.
Run five (attempt one) on 28th December was abandoned halfway after I ignored all lessons learned and preceded it with an early six-mile walk. Stupid
On 29th December walked up Moel Famau started in the dark, hit the summit at sunrise. Breathing felt great, heart rate down, no stopping for breath. I cannot recommend Couch to 5K highly enough (despite everything above).
Today — New Year’s Eve — I finally completed run five properly, back along the marsh. I was overtaken by a runner in a Tough Mudder Finisher t-shirt who disappeared into the distance at great speed. Inspired - I pushed on and somehow bagged another PB. I am now pulling an average time for my age. I’ll absolutely take that.
Huge thanks to everyone who’s donated — genuinely generous, and incredibly important in helping Education for Health keep asthma training free for those working with children and young people.
The messages and support have kept me motivated. I’ll update again once I survive the final three 5ks.
Cheers Wayne
Charity
Education for Health
Charity number: 1048816
Recent donations
David Beattie
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Sue
£50.00
Gavin
£50.00
Keep on rocking it
Su
£10.00
Bloody brilliant! Impressed!!!
Jamie Crawley
£20.00
Dave
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
HNY. Keep runnin’
Ian Dixon
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Top wheezing mate
Matt kelly
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Great stuff wayne well done mate
Adam Yankering Tilston
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
For I will sand ewe down
Adam
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Cracking effort!
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