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Raised so far: £2,148.72
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My story

 
Our story:

Perhaps it was the ever-increasing intake of Pimm’s, cider, wine and beer that did it.  Or maybe it was the hearty pub lunches with the other halves.  Quite possibly it was the complete distain for any exercise other than the trek to the tube station each morning.  Let’s be honest – it’s a combination of all of the above!! 

So! Instead of maybe joining the girls at Pilates or taking up a spot of perving... I mean running... on the common like a normal Kiwi expat in London, we’ve gone EXTREME!

From 0% fitness level to marathon goddesses, Knight & Panther Knight are taking on the London Marathon 2010! 

Our goals:

We approach this mammoth challenge with two goals in mind.

On a personal or selfish level there’s the physical challenge.  Right now, neither of us can imagine running for 5km , let alone 42.2km.  The coming months will see blood, sweat and tears (and trust us, there will be tears - quite possibly from our soon-to-be longsuffering husbands who have yet to allow even a hint of scepticism into their vocal support for our crazy plans) as we work towards race fitness and fantastic figures (we hope).

On a wider, humanitarian level, we want to use this opportunity to raise money for such a worthy cause as Age Concern and Help the Aged (in addition to the countless hours that Sarah already donates on a daily basis!).  Age Concern and Help the Aged is an international charity fighting to free older people from poverty, isolation and neglect.  Age Concern and Help the Aged look after those older people all over the world who don’t have their own support network of loving family members and friends. 

Your support:

To get to that finish line and the champagne celebrations at the end, we need your support.  All the money we raise goes directly to benefitting Age Concern and Help the Aged achieve their identified aims and for this we need everyone to donate towards this excellent cause, whether it be £10 or £100. Every pound goes to this great cause, and makes the London Marathon the incredible day that it is.

And for those of you at home, the embarrassingly weak Kiwi Dollar is no excuse!  Luckily for you, JustGiving is an international website and just like our friends who are lucky enough to be earning the pound, we gratefully accept any donations from New Zealand.

See you at the finish line!

Sarah & Kay

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So please dig deep and donate now.

Go ladies! Best of luck xx Donation by Frances Larson 10/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Proud of you Sarah!! Good luck... stay with it to the end!! Donation by Aunty Lynne and Uncle Michael 31/10/09  

£15.00

Well done! I hope you are enjoying the experience.. Donation by zuzana knightova 25/10/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

You are both amazing. Perhaps you could run to Beanswick cottages as part of your training?! Lots of love Charlotte, Ed, Toby and Alexa XXX Donation by Charlotte Knight 21/10/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Donation by Nathan Carey 20/10/09  

£5.00

Go for it Kay! What a challenge, a couple of years ago I walked 28 miles in one day for Macmillan Nurses, but there's no way I could run it. Fab! Donation by Jane Fowles 16/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck Keep on training. I will probably be a beneficiary of your efforts! Donation by EC (aka Churchil) 16/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck girls, rather you than me :-) x Donation by Adrienne Rogers 14/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck gals! Donation by Sonja and SAH 14/10/09  

£10.00

Good luck!! Am loving these cakes Donation by Jo Jones 06/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

I'm so impressed! Go, girls! Donation by Ruth Jasmat 03/10/09  

£10.00

Crazy crazy crazy lady Donation by Briar Tutty 30/09/09  

£20.00

Hey there Kay. Got off my chuff and donated. Yay! Hope you girls have fun. Will think of you sweating out the miles. Donation by Carolyn Wright 28/09/09  

£10.00

I like toast Donation by Dover Samuels 25/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Finally got there as i hope you and Sarah do to. I really hope this helps to motivate you both.Wish i could be there to run with you.Go Girls Go! Donation by Aunt Bobbitha 25/09/09  

£8.87

Good luck Kay! I know you can make it the whole way because you are so determined!!! Donation by Jo Sunde 24/09/09  

£5.00

Go Sarah!! We'll be thinking of you every step of the way tehe.. All our love Nana and Grandad Donation by Cath and Rex 24/09/09  

£25.00

Nice work Kay! All the best Donation by Jazz & Sara 21/09/09  

£10.00

Good luck - and may the force be with you both! Donation by Rob Posselt 21/09/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good Luck to you both, keep up with the training Donation by Michael Scrivener 21/09/09  

£25.00

All the very best Sarah, enjoy the occasion, before during and the best bit after. Donation by Kevin Couldwell 18/09/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Good Luck Kay! Donation by Gurdeep Bansal 17/09/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

All the best Kate..... :-) Donation by Paul Keating 15/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck ladies!!! xx Donation by Rosemary Ali-Hassan 15/09/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

All the best girls, lots of training will make it easier at the end... see you on the finish line Donation by Trevor Strong 15/09/09  

£150.00

Good luck Girls, keep on running. Donation by Paul Turner 14/09/09  

£50.00

Gd on you mate or is that the other antipodean lot? Either way good luck and will think of you doing what I could not! Donation by Ex Pres 11/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good Luck Girls! Just think of the champagne at the finish line.....that should get you through the painful moments! Donation by Chris & April Luxmoore 10/09/09  

£10.00

I remember that chocy bar. The marathon is a bit like a Snicker.you have to be nutty & they cover you in foil @ the end. Good luck T & S Donation by Tamara @ Spencer Colltex Ltd 10/09/09  

£250.00

Based on your training photos I am satisfied that my investment is safe. But seriously, good luck. Donation by Mark Donaldson 09/09/09  

£20.00
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