Mohammed Bilal Mansoor
Marathon Attempt, Part II
Fundraising for Lepra
Story
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Right, I’m just going to get this first bit out of the way – last year’s Marathon attempt was a proper giant elephant-poo pile of FAIL. Oh, it’s true. But here’s the thing: like when Rocky got battered by Clubber Lang, I’ve basically gone and spent 15 months holed up in the gym doing spin, running, weights, yoga and some very, very girly classes. It was like that training montage, cheesy music and all (although it didn’t quite include frolicking in the water with a dude in a cut-off t-shirt, I did grow out my beard like in Rocky IV). Anyway, my legs are now fixed up like The Six Million Dollar Man’s, and I’m back in training for the London Marathon in April 2010.
I’ll be running for LEPRA Health in Action, who I think are a really great charity and who have a long history in Asia, Africa and Latin America of treating and preventing diseases such as Leprosy, Tuberculosis, Malaria and HIV/AIDS. These are made so much worse by conditions of poverty, discrimination and stigma, and they look not only at increasing access and quality of healthcare, but also address the role of education and awareness. There’s loads of interesting stuff about them on their website, please do take a few minutes to have a look around: www.leprahealthinaction.org.
Please join me in supporting LEPRA Health in Action; donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
So please dig deep and donate now.
PS I’ll be running this town in training; if you fancy joining me, it’s an open invitation – hit me up on Facebook or something and we can sort a run out.
Right, I’m just going to get this first bit out of the way – last year’s Marathon attempt was a proper giant elephant-poo pile of FAIL. Oh, it’s true. But here’s the thing: like when Rocky got battered by Clubber Lang, I’ve basically gone and spent 15 months holed up in the gym doing spin, running, weights, yoga and some very, very girly classes. It was like that training montage, cheesy music and all (although it didn’t quite include frolicking in the water with a dude in a cut-off t-shirt, I did grow out my beard like in Rocky IV). Anyway, my legs are now fixed up like The Six Million Dollar Man’s, and I’m back in training for the London Marathon in April 2010.
I’ll be running for LEPRA Health in Action, who I think are a really great charity and who have a long history in Asia, Africa and Latin America of treating and preventing diseases such as Leprosy, Tuberculosis, Malaria and HIV/AIDS. These are made so much worse by conditions of poverty, discrimination and stigma, and they look not only at increasing access and quality of healthcare, but also address the role of education and awareness. There’s loads of interesting stuff about them on their website, please do take a few minutes to have a look around: www.leprahealthinaction.org.
Please join me in supporting LEPRA Health in Action; donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
So please dig deep and donate now.
PS I’ll be running this town in training; if you fancy joining me, it’s an open invitation – hit me up on Facebook or something and we can sort a run out.