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<p><span style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12.0px;">Hi Everyone<br> <br> I did it! Me and all the 2012 Slimming World London Marathon team successfully completed the gruelling 26.2 mile course yesterday and, OMG, what a fantastic day it was!<br> <br> I cannot tell you how grateful I am for your sponsorship and all the lovely emails and texts of support I received – I was completely overwhelmed by all your messages! You guys are truly amazing, because of you I’ve raised £622 for SMILES (<strong>S</strong>limmers <strong>M</strong>aking it a <strong>L</strong>ittle <strong>E</strong>asier for <strong>S</strong>omeone) who will make sure all that money goes to the NSPCC (<span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.nspcc.org.uk/)">http://www.nspcc.org.uk/)</a></span></span>.<br> <br> I completed the course in 4hrs 5mins and 19secs, a personal best for me! When I started running 6 years ago I never would have believed I’d be able to run that kind of distance in that sort of time. It’s taken time but it just goes to show that with a bit of perseverance you CAN achieve your goals! <br> <br>Thank you all once again for all your support!<br> <br> Just x</span></span> </p>
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<p>It's safe to say I've got the marathon 'bug' after taking part in three marathons over the past four years but running the Virgin London Marathon this year will be extra special because I'll be representing Slimming World.</p>
<p>I've yo-yo dieted all my life and tried every diet in the book, but it was after joining my local Slimming World group that I lost 1st 3lb and put an end to that cycle for good.</p>
<p>I dropped from a size 14 to an 8/10 and couldn't believe that I could still eat all my favourite meals and be sufficiently fuelled to train for runs too.</p>
<p>Thanks to Slimming World my daughter's now got a fit and healthy mum, I've inspired my parents to lose weight and improve their health and I feel great in skinny jeans and even a bikini! So I'm delighted to be able to repay the favour by representing Slimming World and raising money for their very own chairty SMILES (Slimmers Making It a Little Easier for Someone). Each year the SMILES committee chooses a special chairty to benefit from the amazing generosity of Slimming World Consultants and its members <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">and this year all </span>the money raised by the Slimming World Marathon Team will go to the NSPCC (registered chairty no. 216401).</span></p>
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<p>To-date my marathon efforts have meant I've raised over £16,000 for children's charities. I know times are hard and many of you have sponsored me before but there are millions of kids out there that need out help so please dig deep and donate now.</p>
<p>Lots of love</p>
<p>Just x</p>