<p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It's the <strong>BIG ONE!</strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The 2012 London Marathon - 26.2 miles of knee destroying London streets and I along with my good friend and marathon veteran Mark 'The Machine' Collins are planning on completing the race in under four hours - which is no mean feat, especially for someone with legs as short as mine...</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And why you may ask am I doing such an insane thing?</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Well it's all for an excellent cause that is extremely close to my heart. Tragically last year I lost one of my best friends to a Brain Tumour, Billie Warwick was just 32 years old when she passed away having lost a long battle with this terrible illness.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">She was an amazing person and has left a big hole in a lot of people's hearts.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">During the time she was unwell Billie received some amazing treatment at UCL's Institute of Neurology, the experts there battled her condition for five years and did some truly amazing and often ground breaking things for her. Brain Research Trust directly funds the world-class work they do and by raising money for them we can help fund research into finding better medicine treatments for others affected by this condition.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">And they don't just fund research into Brain Tumours, but also Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, MS, Epilepsy and</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;more than 250 other conditions that affect over 2 million people in the UK.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">So all in all it's a fantastic and worthwhile cause!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I&nbsp;do know times are pretty tough and we're all feeling the pinch, but if you can&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">please try and dig deep and help us hit our massive target.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I'll love you forever&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">and if that's not incentive enough you may also save a life!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">For more info on the pioneering work of Brain Research Trust go to:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">http://www.brt.org.uk/research</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Thanks for taking the time to check out our page.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;">Big Love</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Joel &amp; Mark</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">x</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">So please dig deep and donate now.</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>