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My story

 

Earlier in the year, I attended an inspirational talk on Mary's Meals from the head of the charity. Mary’s Meals not only addresses the immediate needs of hungry children by giving them a daily meal, it also allows those children to receive an education that can provide an escape from poverty for themselves and their communities. Mary's Meals approach is simple and practical and, with 3 children myself, the story of how their approach can make such a huge difference to a childs quality of life is particularly powerful and emotional.

I resolved to do something challenging to raise money. I do a lot of running already for mountaineering training so I thought that a normal marathon could be insufficiently challenging! I have chosen to make it much more painful and difficult by choosing a fell running course over the highest hill in the SE involving 5200 ft of ascent and descent with less than 2 months training time.

I hope you can support me and Mary's Meals. HSBC will match the first £500 raised so please dig deep and donate now to this really worthy cause.

Thanks, James

 

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I could *almost* feel your pain - very impressed. Well done. Donation by Richard Wilson 28/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

great effort Jamie ,great cause. Donation by Rosemary Stenhouse 16/11/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Congratulations. Getting in trim for February already? Donation by Walter Phipps 10/11/09  

Donation by Paul McConkey 06/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done James Donation by Robert Manning 29/10/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

James, very well done. Many congratulations on both finishing and raising so much money. Best wishes Rupert Donation by Rupert Bull 28/10/09  

£20.00

Well done James Donation by Adam Vipond 28/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by james manning 25/10/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

good luck (again!) - message was witter first time round - honest. Donation by Amir Kapasi 23/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck. Donation by Gemunu Peries 23/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck James - do a good time, make us proud! Donation by Ben Cowan 21/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good Luck James!! Donation by Stephanie Lynam 20/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Very impressive James - may the wind be behind you! x Donation by Pascale Gara 20/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck with the run Donation by Sassan Danesh 18/10/09  

£40.00

Are you mad? Donation by Joe 16/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by James Robinson 15/10/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

You 're mad.... Donation by David Beevers 14/10/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Just doesn't look like fun to me. All the best. Donation by Peter McCauley 14/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Seriously..I'm starting to worry about your masochistic tendencies.. good luck :s! Donation by Andy Taylor 13/10/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

4 weeks training, flu, chest pains, it'll be a walk in the park, best of luck, post some pics of you dashing/crawling across the finishing line Donation by David 13/10/09  

Donation by Anonymous 13/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Catherine Edwards 13/10/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

Good luck James, just talking about the training makes me feel tired! Donation by Sally Garner 13/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

What a challenge and a great cause too, best of luck on the day. Hope you manage to enjoy it through the pain :-) Donation by Lorraine Fox-Bryant 13/10/09  

£50.00

are you training by walking up treadmill hills in your lunch break? Donation by Mark Taylor 07/10/09  

£30.00

We're right behind you James! Donation by Vicky & Tony Adams 06/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Remember to coast down the hills. Godspeed! Donation by John Kelly-Jones 06/10/09  

Good luck to you James hope all goes well!! Donation by William Dryden 30/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good Luck! Donation by Jacqui Lloyd 28/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Have fun! Donation by Doug Wright 25/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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