<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>I have decided in a moment of madness to take on the challenge of the Virgin London Marathon.&nbsp; As most of you know my physique does not make me a natural long distance runner so this could be a bit of a challenge!</p> <p>My reasons for running are twofold -&nbsp; firstly it is a great opportunity to raise money for a fantastic charity.&nbsp; As you see from the above photo my fundraising techniques have been fairly varied but hopefully this might be less embarrassing for all concerned.&nbsp; I am running for The Shaw Trust and you&nbsp;can see some of their great work&nbsp;by&nbsp;clicking on the following link <a href="http://www.shaw-trust.org.uk/home">http://www.shaw-trust.org.uk/home</a>.&nbsp; Many of us&nbsp;are&nbsp;lucky enough to take&nbsp;employment as a given. As you can appreciate&nbsp;those opportunities are harder to come by&nbsp;for others and the Shaw Trust does some&nbsp;really fantastic work.</p> <p>The second reason for running is after spending a few years on the other side of the world in Oz, I enjoyed life a little too much and hopefully the training will allow me to lose some of that excess&nbsp;timber.&nbsp; Maybe I might be able to fit into that size&nbsp;12 dress again.</p> <p>So&nbsp;please dig deep and thanks for all the support it is much appreciated.</p> <p>Cheers,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Matt</p>