<p><strong>VIRGIN London Marathon 2012</strong></p> <p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>Donating via&nbsp;JustGiving is simple, fast and&nbsp;secure.&nbsp;JustGiving will never&nbsp;sell your details or&nbsp;send you unwanted emails.</p> <p>Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the GNO&nbsp;and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. It&rsquo;s an&nbsp;efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>I have been fortunate to run the London Marathon on several occasions for the GNO and whilst I know that I can meet the challenge I am also all too aware of the pain that awaits.&nbsp; It does not get any easier.&nbsp; I just get a little older each year.</p> <p>This year could be the most painful yet as I tore a calf muscle in January and have missed over five weeks of training.&nbsp;</p> <p>Hopefully, my suffering will only be for a few hours or&nbsp;days and&nbsp;not weeks.&nbsp; For the people supported by the your contributions everyday is a marathon and their suffering can last for many years.</p> <p>Every penny raised goes to the beneficiaries.&nbsp; Too many charities lose over half of your contributions in overheads.</p> <p>I know that there are many claims on everybody's finite resources.&nbsp; Please dig deep and donate now.</p> <p>Many thanks</p> <p>Andrew</p>