<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>I am taking part in my first Marathon to raise money for The Blood Pressure Association in memory of my late father Bhogi (Bob) Vegad. High Blood Pressure affects 1 in 3 people in the UK and can cause strokes and heart attacks. In can be hereditary and is responsible for over 125,000 strokes and heart attacks in the UK per year - these can be minimized by educating the general public about the importance of blood pressure to health.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Those of you who know me well will be aware that running is one of my least favourite things in life; unless I'm running after a football I'm really not that interested. So it should actually be a barrell of laughs just to see me crawl over the finish line so please dig deep into your pockets for donations!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>To amuse you all even further, I hope to be training like a Trojan Warrior and hope to lose plenty of weight and limiting the number of nights spent drinking beer and eating curries - I'll be keeping you all up to date with my progress and hopefully there will be progress because I don't want to be looking like Ferenc Puskas doing 20 laps of Wembley (see pictures for visual).</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>As with most fundraising cases, there driving motivation behind all of this of course; on the morning of Saturday August 23rd 1997, my Dad passed away aged just 44. He suffered a heart attack after living with high blood pressure for a number of years. There are many factors which can contribute to high blood pressure; bad diet, smoking, lack of excercise, stress - sometimes it can simply be hereditary. The Blood Pressure Association is a vital source of information and encouragement to the millions of people with high blood pressure and most importantly giving them guidance so that they're able to lead a long and healthy life.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>My Dad has missed his children growing up, their graduations, the birth of his grandchildren and most importantly he is missed by his family - please donate what you can so that we can raise awareness of The Blood Pressure Association and the good work it carries out.</p>