David's 2012 Marathon
Event: Virgin London Marathon 2012 on 22/04/2012
£2,445.00 raised of £1,250.00 target
43 donations
My Target:
£1,250.00
£2,445.00 raised so far
How to make a donation
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My story
Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.
I will be running in the 2012 London Marathon and raising money for the Stickler Syndrome Support Group. If, like me, you had never heard of Stickler Syndrome visit www.stickler.org.uk for more information. I have a very personal reason for wanting to support this charity and will be going all out to beat my fund raising target.
My Granddaughter, Isabella (or Izzy), has been diagnosed with Type 2 Sticklers. She has severe hearing loss and wears hearing aids just like Granddad (well mine aren't pink and sparkly!), and she also suffers from Myopia and wears glasses. Izzy is however a very determined little girl and, despite her difficulties, enjoys life to the full. If I can match her levels of energy, completing the marathon will be no problem.
This will be my third marathon (all London) and I will be aiming to get below 4 hours having just missed out in the previous attempts.
Made a major step forward in my training yesterday (6th Nov). Ran 20k race in 1 hour 35 minutes - a long way to go yet but that makes a 3 hour 30 minute marathon a real possibility!!
Training is going really well - did my first 20 mile run last Sunday (30th Jan) in well under my 3hr target and felt great. Now I need to get the fund raising moving along a bit faster!
After several frustrating weeks of relative inactivity following a torn calf muscle I ran for one hour on the treadmill today (5th March). Leg feels fine so, fingers crossed, it's back to serious training to get some miles back in my legs. Not pinning my hopes on a winners medal anymore, but there's a finisher's medal there with my name on it.
Back to full training at last. 50 miles last week, three more long runs, and then the taper!!
Two 20 mile Sunday runs done now - one more to go (plus the London Marathon of course!
Last long training run on April Fools day, and this idiot didn't drink enough. Made me feel absolutely dreadful, but I learned a salutary lesson which will not be repeated.
Well the training's over - just a couple of gentle jogs left. In 6 days time I'll be lining up with thousands of others and hopefully making the pain of the last 6 months all worthwhile.
Off to London tomorrow (20th April) to register, then a nice relaxing weekend - NOT!! Great news too - I've overtaken my fundraising target, although don't let that put you off making a donation.
All done. Finally did a sub 4 hour marathon (3:53:07), though it certainly wasn't easy. Managed the first half in 3hrs 47mins and all went well until about 19 miles when leg cramps set in. Had a stop/start last 6 miles but finally struggled over the line. My wife Zoe, who has been helping me with fund raising, also completed the course in under 6 hours. Given that she could just run 2 miles last October, this is an amazing achievement.
Our struggles are trivial however compared to those that children like our granddaughter Isabella will have to go through during their lives. We thank everyone sincerely for their support in raising funds for the Stickler Syndrome Support Group. It is our hope that we (with your help) have gone some way to enable SSSG to make the future for these children and their families that much brighter.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
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My charity
Stickler Syndrome Support Group
Charity Registration No. 1060421
Stickler Syndrome Support Group aims to raise awareness of Stickler syndrome amongst the medical profession; promote the value of early diagnosis for adults and children with the condition to help preserve vision, particularly the prevention of blindness in children and adults.
Donations 43
Donation by Anonymous on 22/05/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 16/05/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well done David. A fantastic achievement. I'm pleased to see that you have exceeded your charity fund raising target.
Donation by Christopher Lucas on 14/05/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Ruby Lee, Isabella's Great Grandma, is my friend and has shown me beautiful photos of Isabella. So my small donation is in recognition of that!
Donation by Patricia Fenn on 14/05/12
£10.00
Donation by Anonymous on 29/04/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Well done Dave. Sounds like a good time to me despite the last few miles.
Donation by Jules on 24/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
This is a gift from Mollie Waterhouse now resident in Derbyshire who remembers happy times spent in David & Zoe's company. Best wishes
Donation by Charles Waterhouse on 23/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well Done David and Zoe, we are sure all the aches and pains you have are well worth it. Congratulations.
Donation by Alan & Caroline on 23/04/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good Luck today David - hope you have a fabulous run and enjoy the atmosphere:) Run fast:)
Donation by Liz Jones on 22/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 22/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good Luck - rather you than me!
Donation by Bridget Revell on 21/04/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Good luck hope the chips were good for the carbo loading :)
Donation by Rick Berry on 21/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good Luck David. Have a great run.
Donation by Alan Cooney on 20/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Love to you both, & well done!
Donation by Viv & Richard Wills Crisp on 19/04/12
£40.00
+ £10.00 Gift Aid
Good luck David. Love Corrina
Donation by Corrina Giles on 19/04/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
All the very best to you both, Dave & Zoe. Hopefully there will be lots of smiles on Sunday xx
Donation by Michaela Bailey on 19/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good Luck for Sunday. Hope the weather is kind to you.
Donation by The Plumb Family on 18/04/12
£30.00
+ £7.50 Gift Aid
Donation by yvonne giles on 18/04/12
£10.00
Donation by caroline smith on 17/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Donation by Gillian Woolnough on 15/04/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good luck you two!
Donation by Mick & Lynne Dobney on 10/04/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Well done on trying a third time and good luck. Anywhere near 4hrs seems a brilliant time for your/our age!
Donation by John & Lucy Fox on 09/04/12
£26.00
+ £6.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Brenda Ferguson on 08/04/12
£20.00
Good luck David....rather you than me.
Donation by Peter Turner on 07/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Hi Dave Good luck on the day and we hope you make your target time.
Donation by Chris & Edith on 05/04/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£1,022.00
- Offline donations£1,423.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£2,445.00
- Gift Aid£231.75
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