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Raised so far: £3,457.92
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My story

 

Thanks for visiting my fundraising page for Temwa.

I haven't raised money for a charity since the days of the 'Middle Aged Decathlon' that some of you might remember from the early 90s, when over 4 years we rasied £40,000 for Save the Children Fund, Medecins sans Frontieres, Christian Aid and Leonard Cheshire.  On 2nd November this year I ran the New York marathon for Temwa, which is a Bristol-based organisation that raises funds to implement community-based projects in Malawi.  If you want to find out more flick over to www.temwa.org.

Malawi will always have a very special place in my life as Mary & I met there in 1986 (when she was teaching Latin and I was travelling through Africa in a Land Rover with a couple of friends from Bristol University).  Our daughter Katendi is also named after a girl that Mary taught at Kamuzu Academy.

It was an absolutely fabulous occation - the views and support were amazing; for most of the first half I was carried along on a wave of hi-fiving and shouts from the crowd through Brooklyn.  It got more difficult from about 18 miles and it wasn't so easy to enjoy the last section through Manhattan as my legs began to get very tired.  By the end the relief to finish was huge.  In terms of my time, I wen through the half marathon in 1.47 and the full 26.2 miles in 3.47, which I was delighted with - beating my time in the London marathon from 11 years ago by 70 minutes!  I would whole-heartedly recommend it to anyone who's done the Bristol half - it's way way better.

I personally covered the cost of the entry to the event and all other costs, so 100% of all the monies donated are going direct to Temwa.

So please sponsor me now!  I'd really appreciate it; and of course so would all the Malawians who Temwa work with (and you'll also enter my personal Valhalla).

Thanks

Ben

Well done Ben on both the run and the sponsorship raised - speak soon Donation by James Lott 16/12/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

those knobbly knees are amazing - well done Ben. We can hardly walk that far let alone run Donation by Janie John Han Amber 02/12/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Glad you did it and not my Daddy who would have damaged roads more than Godzilla Donation by Celeste Hayes 27/11/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

All that training on Beech Hall cross country runs has paid off - well done Donation by Dave Coates 26/11/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Great effort, well done! Donation by Victor Canivell 24/11/08  

£25.00

This is the extra £50 we promised if you beat 4 hours. Great run, well done Ben Donation by Sue & Simon Beswick 24/11/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

well done - curry soon Donation by romesh 21/11/08  

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Well done - great time! Bit late with my donation; I was lounging on a beach when you were struggling with the 18th mile… tough but someone has to! Donation by Helen Triggs 20/11/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck; great cause Donation by Philip Moss 14/11/08  

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Groovy run... Donation by Alan Every 14/11/08  

£26.21 + £7.39 Gift Aid

Ben - great effort - and delighted to see you have made your £3k target! Donation by All at CSQ Marketing 14/11/08  

£25.00

Well done - great fundraising too Donation by Simon Hurst 14/11/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Ben - well done! Almost inspired me enough to do my first marathon! Donation by Helen Trim 13/11/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

excellent time - I'm very impressed - and you've done brilliantly for the charity as well Donation by anthony story 11/11/08  

£26.00 + £7.33 Gift Aid

great time. just noticed beswick offered to double if you went under 4 hours - best tap him up! Donation by Ian Grimley 11/11/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

well done Donation by Napper 10/11/08  

£26.20 + £7.39 Gift Aid

Well done - Impressive time aswell. Donation by Chris Wood 07/11/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Congratulations Ben, fantastic achievement, still hoping one day that I may be able to run again. Glad to hear you survived the Whoopers (US Citizens) Donation by Chris Bragg 06/11/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Ben, Well done!! Having run the New York myself as I said to you I know what you were going through at 18 miles + ! Donation by Phil Lloydbottom 06/11/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Congrats Ben - lets see if you can beat it again in 11 years time! Donation by Harprite 06/11/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Great effort! Donation by Richard Connett 06/11/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Deeply impressed! Donation by Lawrence Clarke 05/11/08  

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Good luck Donation by Mark Gordon 05/11/08  

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Ben you need to spend more time eating pies rather than completing a marathon in that time! Donation by Dom Stow 04/11/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

well done from us all Donation by cath and will 03/11/08  

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How I admire your determination. Conrad, Katendi and I will be wishing you on from Long Ashton. Donation by Eileen Maybin 01/11/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

good luck Donation by Simon Phillips 31/10/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

good for you Ben.lol Donation by tim and sarah 31/10/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

All the best Ben Donation by Andrew Carruthers 30/10/08  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Good Luck! Hope it goes well. Donation by Beccy, Lee & Isla Holdstock 29/10/08  

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