My story

 

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page for my attempt on the London Marathon 2012.

Two months ago I was asked by a great friend of Laetitia and mine whether I would be interested in running the marathon on behalf of the charity she volunteers for, the Samaritans in Putney, London. Given that the majority of the exercise I get nowadays is trying to  tackle a hyperactive two year old, the London Marathon wasn't on my agenda for 2012, but I said yes immediately.

Firstly it is a chance for me to raise some money for an amazing team of people doing work that's right at the front line of society. Volunteers for the Samaritans give up many hours of their time each week to help people in real distress. Could you do four hours, three evenings a week helping people in real distress? Me neither.

So please use my London Marathon effort as a  vehicle to give as much money as possible to this amazing organisation. It saves lives every day, tragically doesn't get any funding from the government, and it deserves your support.

The second reason that I said yes was for the simple reason that I want to see if I could beat a) my own marathon time, set five years and 1 child ago and b) an astonishingly good time set by my irritatingly athletic younger brother. The former is tough, the latter is nigh impossible. 

And there's a twist. In the run up to the marathon I will be touring Asia for work, so in between airports, I'm going to have to run 15K+ in 7 Asian cities en route to ensure I don't do the London course in the back of an ambulance.

For those interested there will be updates via the usual social channels of the view from the running routes of Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai and Taipei among other locations, but no obligation. Far more important is that you donate a ton of money to the Samaritans. Running 26 miles is chicken feed compared to what these guys do everyday.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my Justgiving page, the usual detail from is below.

Thanks againf or visiting.

Adrian

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My updates 2

£10 received from Barbara-Anne Taylor - many thanks!

01/04/12 13:02

£500 donation received from Marillyn Maklouf with the message "Go, Go, Go! ...from all the Makloufs". Thank you very much guys, I really better make the full distance now...

01/04/12 12:56

My charity

Putney Samaritans

Putney Samaritans

Charity Registration No. 261279

Samaritans is available 24 hours a day to provide confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide.

Donations 39

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Superb effort Mr D!!

Donation by Suzana Murshid on 04/05/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Congratulations Adrian - great effort on the run and the fund raising

Donation by Catherine Haslam on 27/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Congratulations Adrian! Thank you SO much for running for Putney Samaritans. You are a star! Louise

Donation by louise gordon walker on 25/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 24/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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well done pal!

Donation by Alexander Church on 22/04/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Good Luck Adie... remember to tape up those nipples.

Donation by Seth & Christina Holmes on 21/04/12

£40.00

+ £10.00 Gift Aid

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Good luck!

Donation by Richard Gilson on 20/04/12

£26.00

+ £6.50 Gift Aid

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Thumbs up Mr. D., can't believe you roped your own child into increasing your donations - Good luck, T

Donation by Thomas Holmes on 20/04/12

£40.00

+ £10.00 Gift Aid

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Good luck on Sunday - from one of the Putney Sams.

Donation by Anonymous on 17/04/12

Donation by Mark Radoff on 15/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous on 13/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Good luck!

Donation by Justin Lewis on 09/04/12

£50.00

Donation by Ed Thomas on 04/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Ian Brown on 03/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Christopher Cook on 03/04/12

£20.00

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Good luck Adrian!

Donation by Andrew Brosnan on 03/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Best of luck with your run! Alexander

Donation by Alexander Simkin on 03/04/12

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Good luck Adrian!

Donation by Richard Absalom on 03/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Do it for Reinhard....

Donation by scott smyth on 03/04/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Great cause, good luck!

Donation by Mark Oliver on 03/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck!

Donation by Amanda Creasey on 03/04/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation by Olivia Scully on 28/03/12

£100.00

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Now all the youth of England are on fire

Donation by Peter Slot on 21/03/12

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

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Good luck hon - very good cause x

Donation by Annabel Mackenzie-Beevor on 21/03/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Well done Adie!! Very good work you legend! Barnes

Donation by Simon Barnes on 20/03/12

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$2,087.71
  • Offline donations$1,207.39
  • Text donations$0.00
  • Total raised$3,295.09
  • Gift Aid$434.05

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