On 25 April 2010, I will join 36,000 others taking part in the largest and most highly publicised running event in the world. The Virgin London Marathon. I will be sporting a silly WIG. After all you need to be silly to run 26.2 miles..
JDRF :- My 7 year old son Steven developed type 1 diabetes when he was aged just 3 “Type 1 diabetes affects about 350,000 people in the UK, more than 25,000 of them children. Incidence is increasing by four per cent each year. The largest increase is in children under five there has been a five-fold increase in diagnosis in this age group over the last 20 years. Type 1 diabetes is a chronic life threatening condition that has a life-long impact on those diagnosed with it and their families. Type 1 diabetes reduces life expectancy by about 20 years. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in people of working age, the leading cause of non-traumatic limb amputations and brings a five-fold increase in the risk of heart disease and stroke. People with type 1 diabetes rely on multiply insulin injections or pump infusions every day just to stay alive. Type 1 diabetes can happen to anyone and is not caused by anything the person with Type 1 diabetes, or their parents, did or did not do. Only research will find the cure. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) exists to fund that research.”For more info look at http://www.jdrf.org.uk
Last year I put my heart and soul/soles! into raising money for 2 charities ending with me completing the Marathon with a stress fracture on my right leg in 4hrs 37mins. My goal in 2010 is to raise at least £1000
Following the event, I will send out a brief recap of the Virgin London Marathon to all my sponsors.
Thank you in advance for your support. Please call me if you have any questions or comments about the Virgin London Marathon. I can be reached at 07761-280372 or at home on 01869-240339 or PAUL_COURTNEY@HOTMAIL.COM
With your help we can make a difference.
Paul
