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Thanks for visiting the JustGiving page of the official Slimming World Virgin London Marathon 2012 Team!   This year six inspirational Slimming World members, Consultants and staff will be running the famous 26.2 mile course around the capital on April 22nd, 2012, to raise money for Slimming World's very own charity SMILES (Slimmers Making It a Little Easier for Someone). Every year SMILES chooses a charity partner and this year all the money raised for SMILES in Slimming World's 8,000 groups up and down the country will go to the NSPCC. It's a hugely worthy cause so please donate generously!   The 2012 team are: *Harriet Jenkins who was named Slimming World Woman of the Year 2010 after losing 14st 11½lb with the Freemantle group. Read her amazing journey here:  <a href="http://www.slimmingworld.com/success-stories/harriet-jenkins.aspx">http://www.slimmingworld.com/success-stories/harriet-jenkins.aspx</a> *Catherine Simpson who lost 12st 2½lb after joining the Macclesfield Slimming World group;   *Chris Heath who attends the Crosby group and discovered his love of running after dropping 6st 13½lb;   *Like Harriet, Catherine and Chris, the 2012 VLM will be our fourth team member Jane Riley’s first marathon. She’s lost 3st 13lb since joining the Telford Slimming World group. *Slimming World Consultant Justine Garnett lost 1st 3lb with Slimming World in New Malden before opening her own group in Surbiton. She’s an experienced marathon runner and this will be her fourth time around a 26.2 miles course. She ran the Berlin Marathon for SMILES in 2011. *Last but not least Kathryn Briggs, a senior designer at Slimming World’s head office in Derbyshire, is getting ready to embark on her 15th marathon when she pounds the pavements of London this April. She lost 6st with Slimming World and has maintained that brilliant weight loss for more than 15 years.   So the six team members have lost a combined weight of 45st. They've changed their lives hugely by losing weight and becoming fit and active - active enough to run a marathon - and now they want to celebrate this and help to change other people's lives by raising money for SMILES.   This is the 13th year that Slimming World has taken part in the London Marathon. Last year’s team raised a whopping £6,205 and over the past 12 years our runners have raised a staggering £63,353! Can you help us to beat last year's total? Even if you don't know anyone in the team personally, please dig deep and support them.   Remember, donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’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’s the most efficient way to donate – we’ll raise more, while saving time and cutting costs for the charity.