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CMT Walkathon 2

Mark Nichols is raising money for Brains Matter
“Mark Nichols's fundraising”

on 12 April 2011

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Our charity supports adults who have been affected by brain injury, either as a result of an accident or illness such as a stroke, brain tumour or haemorrhage. Our centre in offers support as well as our Community Wellbeing Support, Wellbeing Support Groups and a Programme of Activities.

Story

<p><em>Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page.</em></p> <p>Some say that toenails are overrated and that its normal to walk with a limp. Others say it is better to buy shoes that fit than to borrow your daughters and suffer for miles.&nbsp; All we know is that time is a great healer and we have clearly forgotten what it was like last time.&nbsp; So we're back for more pain and more gain in....</p> <p><em><strong><span style="color: #0000ff;">CMT Walkathon 2 - the Sorequel</span></strong></em></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>This time its personal - our Challenge has been upped to walk 20 miles of a circular (very very hilly) South Downs circuit raising money for Headway.&nbsp; </strong></em></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Meet the team</strong></em></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Mike - </strong>following last year's doping scandal Mike no longer has the advantage of beta blockers.&nbsp; Mike's body has however been completely rebuilt and his heart restarted so we are expecting great things from him on the flat</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Mark - </strong>has trained extensively for 68% of the course.&nbsp; He is slightly worried about the remaining 42% .&nbsp; By the way 12% of all statistics are made up on the spot and maths was never his strong point.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Dave </strong>'the wheels' - found it far too easy last time and only discovered he had developed a John Wayne swagger following the post walk pit stop.&nbsp; Dave remains constantly disappointed that he can't bring his road bike.&nbsp; Its a WALK Dave!</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Tamsin </strong>- training has been going well and she is confident of posting a world beating time.&nbsp; If all else fails, contingency plans are in place and a new outfit and lipstick have been purchased.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Belinda</strong> - in a rare break of form, training has started!&nbsp; Belinda has started to <span style="text-decoration: underline;">think </span>very strongly about how she is going to get round this time on a mix of tightly fitting shoes, nurofen, sports gels and optimism.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Martin </strong>'the Stig' -&nbsp;the dark horse of the team.&nbsp; The effortless way he climbs every mountain, fords every stream,follows every rainbow, 'til he finds his dream.&nbsp; All we know is he's no Julie Andrews</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: #339966;"><em>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;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&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate -&nbsp;we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</em></span></p> <p><span style="color: #339966;"><em>So please dig deep and donate now.</em></span></p>

Donation summary

Total
£320.00
+ £32.50 Gift Aid
Online
£320.00
Offline
£0.00

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