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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Did it in 5hrs 12mins and 55 seconds. Still happy despite the fact that I was beaten to the finish by a big pink nurse. Still you can't win them all. Never again will I put my knees through such pain........thankyou to everyone who helped and supported me....With gift aid contributions I have reached the target of £2000. Excellent</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">I promised myself that I would do this only once in my lifetime, hence, for one time only this 42 year old body of mine will do what it takes to complete the 2011 London Marathon. I am</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;" lang="EN-GB"> honoured </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">to represent the Circulation Foundation charity. They are the only UK charity dedicated to vascular disease, raising money for research and supporting people who suffer from diseases of the veins and arteries. Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure and in short - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">26.2 miles - Bring it on !</span></p>