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<p>Finished the marathon in 3:28:49 inside my goal of 3:30. Brilliant day!! Updated blog post with photos from the day, and winners of the guess the time / fastest mile competition to come.</p>
<p>Thank you for visiting my fundraising page in aid of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. I am fundraising for this charity because my <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq6v5QdEtaY" target="_blank">5 year old niece Orla</a>, was recently diagnosed with <a href="http://www.jdrf.org.uk/page.asp?section=590&sectionTitle=About+type+1+diabetes" target="_blank">Type 1 Diabetes</a>. Most people think people with Type 1 Diabetes manage OK, and live a normal life. However the reality is that although they can live an active and healthy life, a huge amount of work, monitoring, and care is required on a daly basis to keep a child healthy. JDRF provides <a href="http://www.jdrf.org.uk/page.asp?section=137&sectionTitle=Information+and+resources" target="_blank">information and support</a> to families in this situation, as well as <a href="http://www.jdrf.org.uk/page.asp?section=26&sectionTitle=Type+1+diabetes+research" target="_blank">funding research</a> which will hopefully continue to improve the understanding and care for people with Type 1 Diabetes. </p>
<p>The ultimate goal is to find a cure for Type 1 Diabetes, but before then there is significant hope of a breakthrough in the care of the condition through an '<a href="http://www.artificialpancreasproject.com/" target="_blank">artificial pancreas</a>'. Research into this is ongoing, but would be a significant improvement in the treatment of Type 1 Diabetes.</p>
<p>The incidence of Type 1 Diabetes is <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2007/mar/16/health.medicineandhealth" target="_blank">rising significantly</a>, and therefore is impacting more and more families. Without donations from the public the research into improving the care and possibly one day finding a cure would not be possible. Please give as generously as you can to help the research into this condition to help improve the care for my niece and millions of others</p>
<p>Your support is much appreciated,</p>
<p>Eamonn.</p>
<p>Update on my last long run (15 miles), with 14 days to go to the London Marathon can be found on <a title="Eamonn's Blog" href="http://www.eamocostello.com/blog/" target="_blank">my blog</a>. </p>
<p>I have also <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/Eamonn-Costello-2" target="_blank">fundraised £2,500 for the London Marathon 2011 in aid of help the hospices.</a></p>
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