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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: .1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0cm; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; mso-para-margin-right: 0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;lucida grande&amp;amp;amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;amp;quot;; color: #333333; background: white;">2012 marks a big year for us. </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;lucida grande&amp;amp;amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;amp;quot;; color: #333333;"> <span style="background: white;">Not only are we getting into the swing of new jobs and planning our big wedding day in July but we are also carrying out a relentless training programme in preparation for our first Virgin London Marathon on Sunday, the 22</span> <span style="background: white;">April.</span> <br> <br> <span style="background: white;">We are both racking up the miles at the moment (averaging about 50 miles a week at present), which may be part of the reason why it has been pretty quiet fr</span>om our end of late. <span style="background: white;">However, we both feel that this has not stopped us from playing hard as well. </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: .1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0cm; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; mso-para-margin-right: 0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;lucida grande&amp;amp;amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;amp;quot;; color: #333333; background: white;">Our base training, which started in September last year, involved some pretty incredible coastal runs around the Sydney harbour and New Zealand coastline. </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;lucida grande&amp;amp;amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;amp;quot;; color: #333333;"> <span style="background: white;">On our return from the warm antipodean sessions, we then launched into a more targeted training regime full of speed sessions against a backdrop of the dark and cold British winter. </span> <span style="background: white;">We are now moving into our final phase of training after a wonderful weekend in sunny Switzerland with a half marathon prep race in the big smoke of Droitwich. </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: .1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0cm; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; mso-para-margin-right: 0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;lucida grande&amp;amp;amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;amp;quot;; color: #333333; background: white;">One things for sure, you definitely can’t say that we have not been busy!</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;lucida grande&amp;amp;amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;amp;quot;; color: #333333;"> Although, <span style="background: white;">our weekends are less of the partying hard variety and more of the early nights, long training sessions, and lazy afternoons on the sofa with plenty of food to balance out the calorie deficit. </span> Anyway, even if this is not the life you would choose to lead, we just wanted to let you know the importance of this event to us in the hopes that you might consider supporting us. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: .1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0cm; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; mso-para-margin-right: 0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;lucida grande&amp;amp;amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;amp;quot;; color: #333333; background: white;">As part of our build up to the London marathon we are looking to raise money for The Joanna Brown Trust (<a href="http://www.thejoannabrowntrust.org/">http://www.thejoannabrowntrust.org/</a>). </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;lucida grande&amp;amp;amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;amp;quot;; color: #333333;"> <span style="background: white;">Set up by a good friend in the memory of his sister, Richard devotes all of his time instilling in young people love, enthusiasm and dedication to sport and new challenges. </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: .1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0cm; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; mso-para-margin-right: 0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;lucida grande&amp;amp;amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;amp;quot;; color: #333333; background: white;">We know how powerful sport can be in helping people live strong and fulfilling lives. </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;lucida grande&amp;amp;amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;amp;quot;; color: #333333;"> <span style="background: white;">Therefore, all the pain, sweat and tears on race day will be in the name of supporting this charity and helping others achieve their dreams.</span> <span style="background: white;"> </span>We promise to do all of the hard work. All we ask is for a small donation to support such an incredible charity. </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;lucida grande&amp;amp;amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;amp;quot;;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: .1pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: .1pt; margin-left: 0cm; mso-para-margin-top: .01gd; mso-para-margin-right: 0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom: .01gd; mso-para-margin-left: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;lucida grande&amp;amp;amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;amp;quot;; color: #333333;">Your support means the absolute world to us and to The Joanna Brown Trust. <span style="background: white;"><br> <br> </span>Kelly & Bruce</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;lucida grande&amp;amp;amp;quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &amp;amp;amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;amp;amp;quot;;"></span></p>
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