Story
<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my fundraising page :-)</p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You may recall, I climbed Mt. Kilmanjaro in October 2010 in memory to Ciaran. To read his story click on the following link: <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><a href="http://www.justgiving.com/Martha-Byrne2010"><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">http://www.justgiving.com/Martha-Byrne2010</span></a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So, after I climbed a mountain, I had to move the goal posts and decided to run a marathon.</span></p>
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<h3 style="margin: auto 0cm;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Yes, thats what I said, I've just completed the New York Marathon on 6th November 2011 ................... in 5 hours 11 mins with a fractured foot........What!!!!!! </span></strong></h3>
<h3 style="margin: auto 0cm;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Well, what exactly does that entail? </span></h3>
<h3 style="margin: auto 0cm;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Lets look at the science.....</span></h3>
<h3 style="margin: auto 0cm;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">"Running is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. It is simply defined in athletics terms as a gait in which at regular points during the running cycle both feet are off the ground".</span></h3>
<h2 style="margin: auto 0cm;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Why am I doing that?</span></span></h2>
<h3 style="margin: auto 0cm;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I would like to raise money for the</span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: red; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> British Heart Foundation (BHF), </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">a charity dedicated to the support of Heart Disease and its prevention.</span></h3>
<h3 style="margin: auto 0cm;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">What am I going to do to encourage you to donate? </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: navy; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I’m running the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: navy; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Royal Parks half Marathon in October in London and the New York Marathon in November</span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: navy; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">(You can stop laughing now)</span></h3>
<h3 style="margin: auto 0cm;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Why should you support the British Heart Foundation with me?</span></span></h3>
<h3 style="margin: auto 0cm;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Lets look at some facts.... </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: red; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Heart disease is the UKs biggest killer. </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: navy; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I'll say that again, in case you missed it.......... </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: red; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Heart disease really is the UKs biggest killer</span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, thats because everyone thinks heart disease happens to other people. Everyone knows that p</span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">eople with heart disease are always poorly and sit around in hospitals, watching machines go.... Beep........right?!!!!! NOT TRUE. Its all about people with heart problems.... right?!!!!! NOT TRUE, preventation is a key initiative to reduce the number of people developing heart disease. <span style="color: #ff0000;">Thats advice for everyone including you and me. Isn't that a valid reason to donate?</span></span></h3>
<h3 style="margin: auto 0cm;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">So what does the BHF do?</span></strong></span></h3>
<h3 style="margin: auto 0cm;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">They provide support within research institutes and hospital centres, but the BHF also provide information and advice within the local community. Next time you visit your local GP practice look at the posters and leaflets on display, you will find advice and guidance supplied by the </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: red; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">BHF</span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. </span></h3>
<h3 style="margin: auto 0cm;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The BHF needs funding in order to ensure they can continue to provide the following core services:</span></span></h3>
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<p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p>