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Matt's London Marathon Page

Matt Brown is raising money for Claire House Children's Hospice
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Virgin London Marathon 2012 · 22 April 2012 ·

Claire House Children’s Hospice helps seriously & terminally ill children live life to the full, creating wonderful memories & bringing back a sense of normality to family life. Through specialist nursing & emotional support Claire House helps families smile when life couldn’t get any tougher.

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Updated on Apr 9th 2012 at 9:34 PM from the JustGiving API

So very proud of you Matt....All my love .. Lisa xxx

Updated on Apr 8th 2012 at 10:22 PM from the JustGiving API

6th April ran from Andover to theale 28 miles 5hrs 7 mins .got lost , lots of hills . I think the marathon has to be easier surely, and if not just suck it up , who dares wins !!!!!!

Updated on Mar 24th 2012 at 3:53 PM from the JustGiving API

This morning 20 miles just under 3hrs

Updated on Mar 23rd 2012 at 11:40 PM from the JustGiving API

Off the fags now nearly 2 weeks , EASY

Updated on Mar 9th 2012 at 6:49 PM from the JustGiving API

15 miles exactly 2hrs today !!!

<p>Hi my name's Matt Brown,&nbsp;</p> <p>I'm married to Lisa and we have 3 great kids, this time last year I was very unfit and over weight, since then I have lost over 8 stone in weight and gained a new lease of life!</p> <p>As soon as I had lost a few stone in weight I tried running and found I loved it!...never one to do things by halves I decided right then I would attempt to run the London Marathon!....I continued the healthy diet and got fitter..</p> <p>We are blessed with healthy children so it was important for me to raise money for children who sadly were not as lucky....I heard about Claire House last year and all the wonderful help and support they give to children with devastating illnesses. I wanted to show my support by raising as much money as possible.</p> <p>This is going to be a huge challenge for me but I am determined to cross the finish line, raise lots of money for Claire House and make my family proud !!...</p> <p>Thank you for taking the time to look at my page and thank you for your support.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>P.S... I will update with news on how training for the big day is going.....</p> <p>Thanks again</p> <p>Matt X</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p>

Donation summary

Total
£5,295.00
+ £789.00 Gift Aid
Online
£3,695.00
Offline
£1,600.00

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