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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">In a haze of madness, I have decided to run the London Marathon in<br> <span> </span>April 2012. I'm still riding on a crest of naivety and optimism - the<br> <span> </span>realisation of the 2 hour runs after work in the cold and the rain<br> <span> </span>hasn't kicked in yet. Neither has the thought that I will soon be<br> <span> </span>spending most of my weekends nursing my aching bones and eating<br> endless bowls of pasta!<br> <br> <span> </span>So before all that doom and gloom kicks in I'm hoping you can all help<br> <span> </span>me on my way with my fundraising. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><span> </span>I am running for a very small charity called Interact Worldwide. No,<br> <span> </span>they're not a mobile phone company (!) but an organisation doing great<br> <span> </span>things in developing countries to help educate women about sexual<br> health and maternity services.<br> <br> <span> </span>You can find out more about their great work here:<br> <span> </span><a href="http://www.interactworldwide.org/default.html">http://www.interactworldwide.org/default.html</a><br> <br> <span> </span>I'm really excited about running for this charity - they have little<br> <span> </span>money to advertise for donations and fundraising and they really rely on the money raised via efforts such as the marathon. <br> <br> <span> </span>I will be doing various fundraising bits and bobs over the coming<br> <span> </span>months, but if you would like to give an early donation I'd be ever so<br> <span> </span>grateful. That way when I corner you with my jingly<span> </span>fundraising tin you can tell me to get lost! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">And instead of buying me a <span>festive </span>drink, you can just put the price of a pint to my marathon efforts.<br> <br> </span></p>