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My story

 

Hi and thanks for taking the time to visit my fundraising page!

As you maybe aware I had set myself a challenge that before I turned 30 I would complete a life long ambition and finish a marathon.  Yes it's true, I am only that young....although thinking about it the fact that I'm turning 30 itself may need fundraising!!

This year I am lucky enough to be given the chance to fulfill this dream, and have managed to secure a place in the New York Marathon for November 2009.  The Big Apple has always been a favourite city of mine, and brings back fond holiday experiences and memories.  So to be given the chance to run in this city makes this experience even more special!

The race will take me through all five of New York's boroughs, running through Brooklyn to the Bronx, Times Square, Broadway, Greenwich Village, passing by the Empire State and Chrysler Buildings and eventually finishing in Central Park.

No doubt running 26.2 miles won't be easy, however I would like to dedicate this experience to a special charity, the Terrence Higgins Trust.

There are over 70,000 people living with HIV in the UK - yet one third of people infected do not know it because they haven't been tested.  Furthermore, people with HIV still suffer discrimination and abuse; people still lose their jobs, their homes, even their friends and families because they have HIV.

Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is the leading HIV & AIDS charity in the UK and the largest in Europe.  It was one of the first charities to be set up in response to the HIV epidemic and has been at the forefront of the fight against HIV & AIDS ever since.

HIV & AIDS is real and continues to affect people across the world.  The Terrence Higgins Trust aims to reduce the spread of HIV, and seeks to provide services which improve the health and quality of life of those affected.

Please give generously to such a worthwhile cause.  The pain of having ran 26.2 miles will be worth it knowing that I have reached my fundraising target for such a deserving cause. 

Ken xx

 

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Well done Ken - Now that I have seen the medal I feel better sponsoring you. Donation by Andreas Soteriou 04/11/09  

£26.20 + £7.39 Gift Aid

Well done Ken! x Donation by Clare 03/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done :-) Donation by Shannon Altimas 03/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck Ken x Donation by Louise Dunkley 30/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Wish I were there to push you faster!! Keep going my little friend...Run, Run, Ken... Donation by Frenchy 29/10/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good Luck Ken!! Donation by Samantha Alexander 29/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck hon!!! You'll do brilliantly xxx Donation by Lyns 28/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Goodluck Mandy & Am Donation by Mandy Bajwe 20/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

I want to see the official photo and medal as proof - oh and goodluck! Donation by Richard Meddelton 20/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Best of luck mate Donation by Deepesh Thakrar 20/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Ken and as a banker you should be able to go "through the wall"! Donation by Charles Johnson 20/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by Marke Lane 20/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck Ken; hope you enjoy the experience for a worthy cause. Donation by Steve King 19/10/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Just make sure that u run behind a really cute guy to keep u going! U will knock em out buddy! Go for it! Donation by Lesley Dyson/Mrs Reeves 17/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Just remember when you run past the Apple store and the A&F store, you are not meant to stop and go shopping !!!! Donation by Vanessa McCormack 12/09/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good Luck! Remember to get me something when running past A&F!! x Donation by Laminator & Alex 02/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

good luck, it will be quite hard carrying all that shopping while on the route!!!! Donation by steve angelkov 31/08/09  

£20.50 + £5.78 Gift Aid

Run Fat Boy Run!!!!!!!!!!!!! Donation by Glenn Hewitt 27/08/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

good luck go for it m8ty xx Donation by christopher potts 22/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

I thought the donation amount would match your age....! Good luck and by the way it is 26 miles.... Donation by Angus Findlay 18/08/09  

£32.00 + £9.03 Gift Aid

Donation by Gary Blinston 18/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck!! Donation by Chris Worsley 11/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

I bet you run faster through the Bronx than anywhere else *8) I know you'll enjoy it though mate. All the best Donation by Ben Varkalis 05/08/09  

£26.00 + £7.33 Gift Aid

Donation by Barbara Robinson 03/08/09  

Good luck Kenny!! MAke sure you run PAST Abercrombie and Fitch, not into it! xx Donation by andrea white 31/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

*** Good Luck *** Donation by Marc 30/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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