My 60th birthday was on 25th April - and so was the London Marathon.
That seemed to be an unmissable coincidence. To you it may seem to be a desperate attempt to regain lost youth.
I ran for Shelter, the homelessness charity, because I grew up close the areas of West London where exploitative landlordism caused such grief, which Shelter was founded to fight. I'm still a bit short of my target despite some fabulous help from friends and colleagues. So if you felt like topping things up, that would be really great.
Marathon running has been good news for me - I met my wife Sian when we
both ran the Cardiff in 1981. We ran a few more together and I last ran
the London Marathon a quarter-of-a-century ago. This time, I came in an-hour-and-a-half slower - avoiding injury seemed to be the top priority and that worked. It hurt at the time, but I'm okay now.
When there are pictures, I'll put a link here.
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Raised:
55%
Raised so far: £1,112.20
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Good for you Dan. And I'll double my money if you do it dressed as a chicken... Donation by Janet on 13/04/10 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
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Donation by phyllis mckenzie on 10/04/10 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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I'll be with you Daniel - in spirit. Good luck. Donation by Cecile Damon on 01/04/10 |
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Good luck Dan. Half marathon was enough for me. Sean. Donation by sean fanning on 27/03/10 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Crikey, Dan. We're made of good stuff. Very proud. Donation by Caroline Sawbridge on 26/03/10 |
£60.00 + £16.92 Gift Aid |
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Fantastic, I'll keep an eye out for you. (Im cheering on a friend, not running!) Donation by Ben Allen on 26/03/10 |
£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid |
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Wonderful, Dan. An example to us all!! Donation by Charlotte Collins on 25/03/10 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Go for it. Donation by nikki brown on 25/03/10 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
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Fantastic Dan! Donation by Lucy on 25/03/10 |
£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid |
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May you run like a 20 year old! Donation by Affan Chowdhry on 25/03/10 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
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Break a leg! Errm ... Donation by Paul Schuster on 25/03/10 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Good luck, Dan ... I've beaten you to the 60 but I fear I'll never match you on the Marathon ... Donation by Robin Lustig on 25/03/10 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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Take an M4 with you for on-the-run commentary! Donation by Nigel Doran on 25/03/10 |
£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid |
| * Total raised online: | £1,087.20 |
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| Offline donations: | £25.00 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £1,112.20 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £292.54 |
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