<p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial;">Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page for my attempt on the London Marathon 2012.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial;">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&nbsp; tackle a hyperactive two year old, the London Marathon wasn't on my agenda for 2012, but I said yes immediately.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial;">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.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial;">So please use my London Marathon effort as a&nbsp; 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.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial;">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.&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial;">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.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial;">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.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial;">Thanks for taking the time to visit my Justgiving page, the usual detail from is below.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial;">Thanks againf or visiting.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial;">Adrian</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial;">---</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 15.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Arial;">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>&nbsp;</p>