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<p><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">In memory of my Dad, to make him proud and to focus my energy I am taking on a few challenges... some of which I always said I would do; and some of which we had planned to do together.</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">On 12th June I kicked off the action by running the St Albans Half marathon... I completed the 3 peaks 24hr challenge on 25th June in 21hrs 40mins.</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">One sunny/rainy/windy weekend in August, I set off with Challenge Central for Snowdonia to take on the Welsh 3000s. The weather won and we were unable to complete the challenge, but spent 16hrs walking/scrambling off track up several of the peaks in all sorts of conditions. Good times, and definitely a challenge. I've now rebooked to take on this challenge again - 15th-17th June 2012... but before that I will be running/jogging/walking from London to Brighton - the full 100kms on 12th/13th May 2012... I'd best get training!</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The Boxing Day double dip was completed in Cromer, Norfolk - a chilly dip in the sea along with a few hundred other fundraisers!</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">What's next... Everest Base Camp – leaving on 2 March! Something Dad was so enthusiastic about, we will be thinking of him as we take each step.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">And then London to Brighton/Paris by bike...</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Followed by a family trip to New Zealand to climb Mt Taranaki in December 2012 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- this was definitely Dad’s idea.</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">I'm raising money for Downs Syndrome Xtra 21, a charity which strives to promote equal opportunities for people with Down syndrome and offer support to them and their families. </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></p>
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