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IS OLLY CRAZY?   HE'S DOING THE LONDON DUATHLON ON SEPT 13th.

AND NOW ALAN, CHRISTINE, LISA, JEREMY & DUNCAN ARE DOING IT TOO!!

As many of you know, Maggie spent the first two weeks of her young life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
 
You'll also know that the care she received was just brilliant in every way; And they even found time to support us too.

What you might not know, is that (with the exception of Great Ormond Street) Chelsea & Westminter has THE ONLY 24 HOUR FULLY STAFFED EMERGENCY PAEDIATRIC DEPARTMENT for the region. If you live ANYWHERE in the South East, and you're unfortunate to have a baby with a serious or rare condition, the likelihood is your baby will come here for treatment. We met mothers from Southampton, Basildon and Bucks.

What's important is that NICU costs £1400 per day for each baby. (Maggie was there for ten days and the unit was always full.)

There were parents sat by the same incubator for the whole ten days when we arrived. And still in the same position when we left.  Another couple had just had their premature son moved into High Dependency after FOUR MONTHS in Intensive Care. Many of the babies are premature babies -  some, astonishingly, under 2lbs.

What you'll also know, is that I (Olly) have been certified as Sedantry by two BSc Sport Scientists. The fact that I'll be going anywhere near anything mildly athletic is crazy. I've also been informed that cheating is not an option. That's why I've enlisted former London & New York Marathon Runner Alan Howell, otherwise known as Maggie's Grandfather, to run the first 10K leg of the course.  The rest of us are fighting over the 10k bike ride and 5k runs. I'm leading team two and going for the 10k run (don't laugh). We've got TWO TEAMS - that's SIX of us. 

The London Duathlon is organised by Chelsea & Westminster Health Charity and all money goes solely to the NICU, so many, many other babies will benefit directly from athletes. 

10p per kilometre would mean a donation of £3.50. With GiftAid - which means you have to do nothing but supply your name & address - we get an extra 28% - making your donation nearly a fiver. But anything would be fantastic.

Maggie, by the way, is fighting fit now, eating incredibly well and sleeping like a log. She's part of the Chelsea & Westminster 7 Star programme  - which is nothing more than 2 years of check-ups (the exemplary care continues) and we're expecting her lungs to be pretty much nigh on normal capacity before too long. So, a very happy ending.

As for running 10 clicks .....

Go, Olly, go...er...have you been already? Donation by Jane and Marcus 22/09/09  

Maggie is a picture of health so all the effort was worth it! love from JanitXX Donation by janet Grant 21/09/09  

Hey Olly - think you've already done this - so well done, I think!! Donation by Andrew Llinares 16/09/09  

Well done for all finishing the course and reaching your target. Richard & Alison XXX Donation by Richard Fryer 14/09/09  

100% now Donation by his lordship 14/09/09  

Are you really running 10k? Donation by kristian dench 13/09/09  

This is it Team. The big day Run, run, run, cycle, cycle, cycle. Lots of love - Chrisy & Alan x Donation by Alan Howell 13/09/09  

Guess I've just got to sponsor "One of the Family " Donation by Chas & Val 12/09/09  

Good luck Mr Chairman and family, love Elaine Donation by Elaine Stewart-Morton 10/09/09  

Well done family Howell - such a worthy cause - good luck. Lance Donation by Lance Clarke 09/09/09  

Good Luck to the Howell family xx Donation by carol Hunt 09/09/09  

Good luck! Donation by Lisa Holder 09/09/09  

Good luck to all of you! Donation by Lynda Ellis 09/09/09  

Good luck. Love to all. Donation by The Angels of St Albans 01/09/09  

Run your socks off - best of luck Olly! xx Donation by The Buttons! 01/09/09  

Duncan, good luck to you and the rest of the team. Donation by Gaye, Dominic, Aaron & Molly Yacoubian 22/08/09  

Best of luck and enjoy the day! Donation by The McNairs 16/08/09  

Run Olly Run ... Donation by Deborah x 11/08/09  

Good luck to all the team! Donation by Patricia Packe 10/08/09  

Good for you. Just make sure someone has a nice bottle of beer at the end for you! Donation by Claire Horton 10/08/09  

Good Luck to all of you! Donation by Eleanor Prestwich 10/08/09  

Good luck and all the very best Donation by Kathryn Semple 10/08/09  

Maggie looks lovely.Good luck to you all. (Alan, if Rob was in the country he'd be running too!) Donation by Joy and David James 09/08/09  

Good Luck to you all! Lots of Love Donation by Marion & Bob Dann 07/08/09  

Good luck Donation by Julie Lucas 05/08/09  

With lots of love xxxxx Donation by Alison Grant 05/08/09  

Good stuff Olly - best of luck... Donation by Matt, Driana and Finley 04/08/09  

Donation by Anonymous 04/08/09  

Good luck Olly! Such a worthy cause. Little Maggie looks the picture of health now! xx Donation by Claire Vavasour 04/08/09  

Much love to you all Amy xx Happy training! Donation by Amy Stroud 04/08/09  

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